Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Yaminahua - (yaa)

Alternate Name(s): Yuminahua, Yaminawa, Yamanawa, Murunahua, Mastanahua, Jaminawá, Chitonahua

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Peru

Also found in: Bolivia; Brazil

Population: 600

Global Population: 2,150

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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

Overview: The Yaminahua of Peru, numbering 600, are Unengaged and 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 Yaminahua 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