• PEOPLE NAME: PIRATAPUYO OF COLOMBIA

Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Piratapuyo - (pir)

Alternate Name(s): Pira-Tapuia, Waikino, Pira-Tapuya, Uaikena, Uaicana, Waikhara, Waina, Uaiana, Uainana, Waikana, Waíkana, Piratapuya

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Colombia

Also found in: Brazil

Population: 650

Global Population: 2,050


PEID: 16272

ROP: 108050

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Piratapuyo of Colombia, numbering 650, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 2,050 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Piratapuyo. The primary religion practiced by the Piratapuyo is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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