• PEOPLE NAME: ESE EJJA OF PERU

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PEID: 17531

ROP: 102948

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: Amazon

Language: Ese Ejja - (ese)

Alternate Name(s): Tiatinagua, Ese'Ejja, Huarayo, Ese Eja, Ese Exa, Tambopata-Guarayo, 'Chama

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Peru

Also found in: Bolivia

Population: 600

Global Population: 1,450


PEID: 17531

ROP: 102948

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Ese Ejja of Peru, numbering 600, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Amazon people cluster within the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 1,450 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Ese Ejja. The primary religion practiced by the Ese Ejja is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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