Affinity Group: American Peoples
Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Language: Maka - (mca)
Alternate Name(s): Maka, Maká, Towolhi, Enimaca, Enimaga, Macá, Mak'á
Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism
Country: Paraguay
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Population: 1,200
Global Population: 1,200
Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical
Overview: The Maca of Paraguay, numbering 1,200, 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 Paraguay. Their primary language is Maka. The primary religion practiced by the Maca 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