• PEOPLE NAME: MAQUIRITARI OF BRAZIL

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By Marcos Schultz

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PEID: 17008

ROP: 106298

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Amazon

Language: Maquiritari - (mch)

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

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Brazil

Also found in: Venezuela

Population: 500

Global Population: 6,800


PEID: 17008

ROP: 106298

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Maquiritari of Brazil, numbering 500, 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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