• PEOPLE NAME: FULNIO OF BRAZIL

Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Fulniô - (fun)

Alternate Name(s): Yatê, Furniô, Fornió, Carnijó, Iatê, Karnijó, Fulni-ô

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Brazil

Also found in:

Population: 5,000

Global Population: 5,000


PEID: 16830

ROP: 103082

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Fulnio of Brazil, numbering 5,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Brazil. Their primary language is Fulniô. The primary religion practiced by the Fulnio is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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