Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Amazon

Language: Yuhup - (yab)

Alternate Name(s): Yuhupdeh, Makú-Yahup, Yëhup, Yahup, Yahup Makú, Maku, Macu; Maku Yuhúp, Yuhup (SELF)

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Brazil

Also found in:

Population: 600

Global Population: 600

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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

Overview: The Yahup Maku of Brazil, numbering 600, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Amazon people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Brazil. Their primary language is Yuhup. The primary religion practiced by the Yahup Maku is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

Bible Translations: Not Available

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Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available