• PEOPLE NAME: SANUMA OF BRAZIL

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PEID: 17094

ROP: 108685

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: Amazon

Language: Sanumá - (xsu)

Alternate Name(s): Samatari, Xamatari, Guaika, Tsanuma, Yanomami-Sanumá, Samatali, Sanöma, Sanemá, Sanema, Tsanuma

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Brazil

Also found in: Venezuela

Population: 700

Global Population: 1,900


PEID: 17094

ROP: 108685

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Sanuma of Brazil, numbering 700, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Amazon people cluster within the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 1,900 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Sanumá. The primary religion practiced by the Sanuma is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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