Sumu in Honduras


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Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
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Introduction / History

The Sumus are also known as the Mayangna, which is the same name as their language. Their population drastically declined when they encountered Europeans in the early 1500s. When the Sandinistas took power, they encroached on Sumu lands. This tribe was caught in the armed conflict between the Sandinista communists and the Contras in the 1980s, which was devastating to their community. A high percentage of Sumus fled to Honduran refugee camps. They were also caught between Sandinista enemies and Miskito allies that were often hostile. Since that time, most Sumus have been resettled, but today they live in Honduras and Nicaragua. A smaller number have re-settled in the United States.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Land is essential to an agricultural people. The Sumus are trying to make a living through farming in the tiny countries of Nicaragua and Honduras.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Most Sumus are officially Roman Catholic, but they have an Evangelical minority, especially in Honduras.


What Are Their Needs?

Today, the Sumus still feel the threat from those who are more powerful than they are. In the mid-2020s, Nicaragua had a repressive government, and the Sumus were vulnerable to government abuse.


Prayer Items

Pray for the Lord to bring justice and mercy to Nicaragua and Honduras.
Pray for the ordeals experienced by the Sumus will make them more open to the Lord.
Pray for them to find comfort in the arms of the Lord of lords.


Scripture Prayers for the Sumu in Honduras.


References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayangna_people
https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/sumu
https://www.everyculture.com/Middle-America-Caribbean/Sumu-History-and-Cultural-Relations.html
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Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Sumu
People Name in Country Sumu
Alternate Names Honduran Sumu; Nicaraguan Sumo; Sumo; Tawahka
Population this Country 3,200
Population all Countries 21,000
Total Countries 3
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 4
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 5  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 13390
ROP3 Code 107313
Country Honduras
Region America, Latin
Continent North America
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Colón department: southeast corner; Gracias a Dios and Olancho departments: between Patuca and Wanki rivers.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Honduras
Region America, Latin
Continent North America
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Colón department: southeast corner; Gracias a Dios and Olancho departments: between Patuca and Wanki rivers..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 8.00 %)
82.00 %
Ethnic Religions
13.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
5.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Mayangna
Language Code yan   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 2
Secondary Languages
Miskito
Primary Language Mayangna
Language Code yan   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 2
Secondary Languages
  Miskito
People Groups Speaking Mayangna
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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