Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Yanesha’ - (ame)

Alternate Name(s): Lorenzo Amuesha, Amuesha, Yanesha', Yanesha

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Peru

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Population: 7,500

Global Population: 7,500

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Yanesha of Peru, numbering 7,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Peru. Their primary language is Yanesha’. The primary religion practiced by the Yanesha is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

Bible Translations: Available

Jesus Film: Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

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