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The Huni Kuin of Brazil

The Huni Kuin of Brazil, numbering approximately 7,200 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Acre people who call themselves Huni Kuin, meaning true people, unlike the outsider name Kaxinawa, or bat people, who fled into the forest to escape enslavement by rubber tappers in the late 1800s, with a Peruvian branch migrating there a century ago. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Cashinahua is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Huni Kuin

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Brazil
People Cluster: Amazon
Primary Language(s): Cashinahua (cbs)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 7,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG016802
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Cashinahua
Language Family: Pano-Tacanan

100%
%
Kashinawa Speakers

Media Resources in Cashinahua:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Cashinahua:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
La Sociedad Bíblica Peruana✓✓✓

1 entry

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Or check out the Cashinahua bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Huni Kuin are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Huni Kuin:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Huni Kuin of Brazil

And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, with which he commanded you."
read1 Samuel 13:13a

Pray that those who are walking in disobedience will recognize their sin and to turn to God.

Then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
readGenesis 2:7

Pray that Christians will be able to share the hope of Christ with suffering people and that He will breathe new life into their souls.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
readEphesians 6:10-11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grow strong in His power, putting on the full armor of God, which will enable them to stand against the devil’s lies.

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
read3 John 1:2

Ask God to grant protection and good health — both physical and spiritual — to those He sends cross-culturally to share the gospel.

Huni Kuin Across Countries (ROP3 - 101893) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Huni KuinPG016802Huni KuinBrazil7,200No Longer UnreachedCashinahuaEthnoreligion
JunikuinPG017515JunikuinPeru1,700No Longer UnreachedCashinahuaAnimism

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