• PEOPLE NAME: WOUNAAN OF COLOMBIA

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PEID: 16291

ROP: 110724

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Woun Meu - (noa)

Alternate Name(s): Noanama, Wounaan, Choc, Waumeo, Noenama, Wounmeu, Waunana, Nonama, Chanco, Chocama, Woun Meo

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Colombia

Also found in: Panama

Population: 9,100

Global Population: 17,900


PEID: 16291

ROP: 110724

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Wounaan of Colombia, numbering 9,100, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 17,900 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Woun Meu. The primary religion practiced by the Wounaan is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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