Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Kamayurá - (kay)

Alternate Name(s): Jaulapiti, Yaulapiti, Jaulpiti, Iaulapiti

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Brazil

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Population: 150

Global Population: 150

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity

Overview: The Yawalapiti of Brazil, numbering 150, are Unengaged and 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 Kamayurá. The primary religion practiced by the Yawalapiti 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

Radio Broadcast: Not Available