• PEOPLE NAME: WOUNAAN OF COLOMBIA

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PEID: 16291

ROP: 110724

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Woun Meu - (noa)

Alternate Name(s): Woun Meo, Waunana, Waumeo, Wounmeu, Wounaan, Noanama, Noenama, Nonama, Chocama, Chanco

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Colombia

Also found in: Panama

Population: 8,900

Global Population: 17,500


PEID: 16291

ROP: 110724

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Wounaan of Colombia, numbering 8,900, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 17,500 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Woun Meu. The primary religion practiced by the Wounaan is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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