• PEOPLE NAME: WAIMIRI-ATROARI OF BRAZIL

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PEID: 17176

ROP: 100603

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Waimiri-Atroarí - (atr)

Alternate Name(s): Ki’nya, Kinja, Yauaperi, Atroahy, Atroaí, Atrowari, Uaimiri, Wahmiiri, Atruahi, Crichaná, Kinã, Uaimiry, Atroari, Ki'nya, Atroarí, Kiña, Jawapweri

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Brazil

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Population: 1,100

Global Population: 1,100


PEID: 17176

ROP: 100603

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Waimiri-Atroari of Brazil, numbering 1,100, 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 Waimiri-Atroarí. The primary religion practiced by the Waimiri-Atroari is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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