Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Pumé - (yae)

Alternate Name(s): Yuapín, Pume', Llaruro, Yaruru

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Venezuela

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Population: 8,300

Global Population: 8,300

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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

Overview: The Yaruro of Venezuela, numbering 8,300, are No Longer 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 Pumé. The primary religion practiced by the Yaruro is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

Bible Translations: Available

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Gospel Recordings: Available

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