Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Macushi - (mbc)

Alternate Name(s): Pemon, Teueia, Macuxi, Makusi, Makushi, Macushi, Macusi, Makusi, Teweya, Makuxi

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Guyana

Also found in: Brazil; Venezuela

Population: 9,700

Global Population: 39,780

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Makuxi of Guyana, numbering 9,700, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 39,780 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Macushi. The primary religion practiced by the Makuxi 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