People group profile · PG016478
The Maquiritari of Venezuela
The Maquiritari of Venezuela, numbering about 6,100 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Cariban rainforest people of Venezuela's Caura and Orinoco river regions who defeated a Spanish military incursion in 1775 and preserved autonomy until 1960s development programs fragmented their traditional egalitarian village leadership.
They are an indigenous people in the Amazon people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Maquiritari.
Fast facts
- Country
- Venezuela
- Population
- 6,100
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Amazon
- Primary language
- Maquiritari (mch)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 15% or Greater but Less than 20%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
- Location
- Bolívar and Amazonas states: Brazilian border area on upper Auaris, Caura, Cuntinamo, Cunucunuma, Erebato, Matacuni, Padamo, mid-Paragua, and upper Ventuari rivers
Where they live
Gospel status
The Maquiritari are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Maquiritari
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Primary language
Maquiritari · Cariban family
100% speak Maquiritari
Gospel resources in Maquiritari
- Bible available, published 1970
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Maquiritari)
Bibles
- 2018 Asociación Civil, Capacitación Lingüística, Antropológica y Alfabetización Nativa (CLAN) · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Maquiritari
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
Yekuana in other countries
The same people (ROP3 106298) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maquiritari | Brazil | 500 | No Longer Unreached |
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