Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Nhengatu - (yrl)

Alternate Name(s): Warekena, Werekena, Uarequena, Werikena, Uerequema, Warekéna, Arequena, Urequema, Guarequena

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Brazil

Also found in: Venezuela

Population: 900

Global Population: 1,350

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical

Overview: The Warekena of Brazil, numbering 900, 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 1,350 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Nhengatu. The primary religion practiced by the Warekena is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

Bible Translations: Available

Jesus Film: Not Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available