Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Karitiâna - (ktn)

Alternate Name(s): Yjxa, Karitiana, Caritiana

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Brazil

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Population: 400

Global Population: 400

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical

Overview: The Karitiana of Brazil, numbering 400, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Brazil. Their primary language is Karitiâna. The primary religion practiced by the Karitiana is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

Bible Translations: Available

Jesus Film: Not Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

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