Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Ninam - (shb)

Alternate Name(s): Oewaku, Aoaqui, Awaké, Auaqué, Urutani, Uruak, Auake

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Venezuela

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Population: 425

Global Population: 425

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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

Overview: The Arutani of Venezuela, numbering 425, are Engaged yet 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 Venezuela. Their primary language is Ninam. The primary religion practiced by the Arutani 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: Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available