Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Yaminahua - (yaa)

Alternate Name(s): Jaminawá, Jaminawa, Yaminahua, Yamanawa, Iaminawá, Marinawá, Bashonawá, Xixinawá, Jaminawa, Yamináwa, Yawanawá

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Brazil

Also found in: Bolivia; Peru

Population: 1,300

Global Population: 2,150

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Yaminawa of Brazil, numbering 1,300, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 2,150 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Yaminahua. The primary religion practiced by the Yaminawa is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

Bible Translations: Available

Jesus Film: Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available