Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: Amazon

Language: Waiwai - (waw)

Alternate Name(s): Isolados do Jatapu, Repeworiworimó, Karafawyana

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Brazil

Also found in:

Population: 50

Global Population: 50

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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

Overview: The Uncontacted of Jatapu of Brazil, numbering 50, are Unengaged and 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 Waiwai. The primary religion practiced by the Uncontacted of Jatapu 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