• PEOPLE NAME: YUKPA OF VENEZUELA

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By Bobby Gore

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PEID: 16463

ROP: 111118

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Yukpa - (yup)

Alternate Name(s): Yuco, Yupa, Northern Motilon, Carib Motilón, Yucpa, Yuko

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Venezuela

Also found in: Colombia; United States

Population: 9,300

Global Population: 14,250


PEID: 16463

ROP: 111118

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Yukpa of Venezuela, numbering 9,300, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 14,250 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Yukpa. The primary religion practiced by the Yukpa is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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