Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Spanish - (spa)

Alternate Name(s): Karijona, Umawa, Carihona, Omagua, Hianacoto-Umaua

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Colombia

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Population: 375

Global Population: 375

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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

Overview: The Carijona of Colombia, numbering 375, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Colombia. Their primary language is Spanish. The primary religion practiced by the Carijona is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

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Jesus Film: Available

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Radio Broadcast: Available