• PEOPLE NAME: MAPUCHE OF ARGENTINA

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PEID: 17350

ROP: 106296

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Mapudungun - (arn)

Alternate Name(s): Araucano, Picunche, Huilliche

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Argentina

Also found in: Chile

Population: 125,000

Global Population: 1,505,000


PEID: 17350

ROP: 106296

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Mapuche of Argentina, numbering 125,000, 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 1,505,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Mapudungun. The primary religion practiced by the Mapuche is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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