Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Mehináku - (mmh)

Alternate Name(s): Meinaku, Meinacu, Mahinaku, Minaco, Mehinako, Meinaco, Mehinaco

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Brazil

Also found in:

Population: 250

Global Population: 250

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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

Overview: The Mehinaku of Brazil, numbering 250, are Unengaged and 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 Mehináku. The primary religion practiced by the Mehinaku is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

Bible Translations: Not Available

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Gospel Recordings: Available

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