People group profile · PG016508
The Yanomamo of Venezuela
The Yanomamo of Venezuela, numbering about 8,200 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Amazonian people of the Orinoco Basin first recorded in 1759 via a Spanish account of their war with the Ye'kuana, living in communal roundhouses called shabonos housing up to 400 people, decimated by disease during a 1980s gold-mining invasion.
They are an indigenous people in the Amazon people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Yanomamö.
Fast facts
- Country
- Venezuela
- Population
- 8,200
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Amazon
- Primary language
- Yanomamö (guu)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
- Location
- Amazonas: Orinoco-Mavaca area; Eastern dialect: Parima mountains, east of Batau river; Western dialect: Manaviche, Ocamo, and upper Orinoco rivers, Padamo river basin; south of Orinoco river, Cauaburi and Marania rivers’ headwaters; large villages
Where they live
Gospel status
The Yanomamo are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Yanomamo
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
85% adherents
Primary language
Yanomamö · Yanomamic family
100% speak Yanomamö
Gospel resources in Yanomamö
- Bible available, published 2011
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Yanomamo)
Bibles
- 2008 Margaret Jank · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Yanomamo
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 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.
Yanomam, Guaharibo in other countries
The same people (ROP3 110975) is reported in 1 other country.
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