• PEOPLE NAME: MAQUIRITARI OF VENEZUELA

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PEID: 16478

ROP: 106298

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Amazon

Language: Maquiritari - (mch)

Alternate Name(s): De'cuana, Ye'kuana, Maquiritare, Soto, So'to, Ye'cuana, Makiritare, Cun, De'cuana, Maquiritai, Pawana, Maiongong, Yekuana, Mayongong, Yecuana

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Venezuela

Also found in: Brazil

Population: 6,300

Global Population: 6,800


PEID: 16478

ROP: 106298

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Maquiritari of Venezuela, numbering 6,300, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Amazon people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 6,800 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Maquiritari. The primary religion practiced by the Maquiritari is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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