Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Hodï - (yau)

Alternate Name(s): Waruwaru, Jodi, Hoti, Yuana, Chikano, Yoana, Chicano, Jodi, Joti

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Venezuela

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Population: 1,400

Global Population: 1,400

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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

Overview: The Yuana of Venezuela, numbering 1,400, are No Longer 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 Venezuela. Their primary language is Hodï. The primary religion practiced by the Yuana is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

Bible Translations: Available

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