Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Dení - (dny)

Alternate Name(s): Madihá (Autonym), Madihá (SELF), Jamamadi, Dani

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Brazil

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Population: 1,500

Global Population: 1,500

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical

Overview: The Deni of Brazil, numbering 1,500, 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 Brazil. Their primary language is Dení. The primary religion practiced by the Deni 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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Gospel Recordings: Available

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