Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: Amazon

Language: Yanomámi - (wca)

Alternate Name(s): Surara, Waicá, Waiká, Yanoam, Ianomami, Yanomam, Ianomâmi, Xirianá, Waica, Xurima, Ianoamo, Yanomamé, Yanomami, Parahuri

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Brazil

Also found in:

Population: 20,500

Global Population: 20,500

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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

Overview: The Yanomam of Brazil, numbering 20,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Amazon people cluster within the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Brazil. Their primary language is Yanomámi. The primary religion practiced by the Yanomam 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: Not Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available