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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Waimiri-Atroari of Brazil

The Waimiri-Atroari of Brazil, numbering approximately 1,100 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an indigenous community of Brazil and can also be known as Ki’nya, Kinja, Yauaperi, Atroahy, Atroaí, Atrowari, Uaimiri, Wahmiiri, Atruahi, Crichaná, Kinã, Uaimiry, Atroari, Ki'nya, Atroarí, Kiña, Jawapweri. They are an Indigenous people, in the South American Indigenous people cluster of the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion - Animism. They primarily speak Waimiri-Atroarí.

Waimiri-Atroari in Brazil photo
Photo courtesy of Joshua Project. Photo Source: TV Brasil, EBC - Flickr TV Brasil, EBC - Flickr Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: American Peoples
Country: Brazil
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Waimiri-Atroarí (atr)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion - Animism
Population: 1,100
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity
People Group ID: PG017176

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion - Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Waimiri-Atroarí
Language Family: Cariban

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Waimiri-Atroarí Speakers

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Next steps for the Waimiri-Atroari

The Waimiri-Atroari are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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Next steps for the Waimiri-Atroari

The Waimiri-Atroari are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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Next steps for the Waimiri-Atroari

The Waimiri-Atroari 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.

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Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
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Pray that those who don't yet know God will trust the flawless Word of God and seek refuge in Him, finding hope and salvation instead of remaining in spiritual darkness.

For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. 
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Pray that the lost will be open to the truth of the gospel and turn from false teachings and myths to the sound doctrine of Christ in faith.

More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
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Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in what God has done for them and will help others know how they can also be reconciled to God.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
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Pray that God will send and sustain believers to cross cultures and share the gospel with the lost. Ask that He will give them His heart for the lost and that many will believe in Him and not perish but have eternal life.

Atruahi (ROP3 - 100603) reported in the following countries:

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