Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Spanish - (spa)

Alternate Name(s): Mapayo, Mapoye, Mopoi, Nepoye, Wanai

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Venezuela

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Population: 325

Global Population: 325

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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

Overview: The Mapoyo of Venezuela, numbering 325, 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 Venezuela. Their primary language is Spanish. The primary religion practiced by the Mapoyo is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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Jesus Film: Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Available