• PEOPLE NAME: YURUTI OF COLOMBIA


PEID: 16297

ROP: 111130

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Wajiara - (yui)

Alternate Name(s): Juruti, Yuruti, Juriti, Yuriti-Tapuia, Wahyara, Wajiara, Juruti-Tapuia, Luruty-Tapuya, Yuriti

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Colombia

Also found in: Brazil

Population: 1,300

Global Population: 1,340


PEID: 16297

ROP: 111130

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Yuruti of Colombia, numbering 1,300, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 1,340 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Wajiara. The primary religion practiced by the Yuruti is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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