• PEOPLE NAME: WOUNAAN OF PANAMA

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PEID: 24859

ROP: 110724

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Woun Meu - (noa)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Panama

Also found in: Colombia

Population: 8,800

Global Population: 17,900


PEID: 24859

ROP: 110724

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Wounaan of Panama, numbering 8,800, 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 17,900 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Woun Meu. The primary religion practiced by the Wounaan is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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