Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: Amazon

Language: Sanumá - (xsu)

Alternate Name(s): Tsanuma, Samatari, Sanima, Xamatari, Samatali, Sanema, Guaika, Chirichano

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Venezuela

Also found in: Brazil

Population: 1,200

Global Population: 1,900

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical

Overview: The Sanuma of Venezuela, numbering 1,200, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Amazon people cluster within the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 1,900 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Sanumá. The primary religion practiced by the Sanuma 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