• PEOPLE NAME: KATUKINA-JURUÁ OF BRAZIL


PEID: 16962

ROP: 107855

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Amazon

Language: Panoan Katukína - (knt)

Alternate Name(s): Katukina do Juruá, Katukina, Katukína, Waninawa, Katukina do Ju, Catuquina, Kamannaua, Kamanawa, Waninnawa, Katukina-Pano, Panoan, Katukína

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Brazil

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Population: 400

Global Population: 400


PEID: 16962

ROP: 107855

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Katukina-Juruá of Brazil, numbering 400, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Amazon people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Brazil. Their primary language is Panoan Katukína. The primary religion practiced by the Katukina-Juruá is folk Catholicism, characterized by local expressions of faith that combine Catholic traditions with local animistic rituals, resulting in syncretized forms of Catholicism that diverge from official church doctrine and practice.


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