• PEOPLE NAME: AYOREO OF PARAGUAY

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PEID: 17213

ROP: 100666

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Ayoreo - (ayo)

Alternate Name(s): Pyeta Yovai, Morotoco, Morotoco, Ayore, Moro, Ayoré

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Paraguay

Also found in: Bolivia

Population: 1,900

Global Population: 3,500


PEID: 17213

ROP: 100666

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Ayoreo of Paraguay, numbering 1,900, 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 3,500 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Ayoreo. The primary religion practiced by the Ayoreo is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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