• PEOPLE NAME: SANUMA OF BRAZIL

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PEID: 17094

ROP: 108685

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Amazon

Language: Sanumá - (xsu)

Alternate Name(s): Sanemá, Sanöma, Tsanuma, Sanema, Guaika, Samatari, Samatali, Xamatari, Yanomami-Sanumá

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Brazil

Also found in: Venezuela

Population: 700

Global Population: 2,000


PEID: 17094

ROP: 108685

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Sanuma of Brazil, numbering 700, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Amazon people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 2,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Sanumá. The primary religion practiced by the Sanuma is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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