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
Jesus Film: Not Available
Gospel Recordings: Available
Radio Broadcast: Not Available