• PEOPLE NAME: KAIWA OF BRAZIL

Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Guarani

Language: Kaiwá - (kgk)

Alternate Name(s): Caiwá, Kaiwá, Kayová, Kayova, Caiwa, Caiuá, Caingua, Cayua, Caiua, Kaiova, Tembekuá, Teüi, Avá (Autonym)

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Brazil

Also found in: Argentina; Paraguay

Population: 33,000

Global Population: 61,700


PEID: 16925

ROP: 104432

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Kaiwa of Brazil, numbering 33,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Guarani people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 61,700 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Kaiwá. The primary religion practiced by the Kaiwa is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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