• PEOPLE NAME: MURUI OF COLOMBIA

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PEID: 16263

ROP: 106931

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Spanish - (spa)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Colombia

Also found in: Peru

Population: 7,800

Global Population: 8,800


PEID: 16263

ROP: 106931

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Murui of Colombia, numbering 7,800, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 8,800 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Spanish. The primary religion practiced by the Murui is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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