Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Yaminahua - (yaa)

Alternate Name(s): Yaminahua, Jaminawa, Yamináwa, Jaminawá, Yamanawa, Iaminawá, Xixinawá, Yawanawá, Bashonawá, Marinawá

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Brazil

Also found in: Bolivia; Peru

Population: 1,300

Global Population: 2,100

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Yaminawa of Brazil, numbering 1,300, 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 2,100 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Yaminahua. The primary religion practiced by the Yaminawa 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: Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available