• PEOPLE NAME: MURUI OF PERU

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PEID: 17562

ROP: 106931

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Spanish - (spa)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Peru

Also found in: Colombia

Population: 1,000

Global Population: 9,000


PEID: 17562

ROP: 106931

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Murui of Peru, numbering 1,000, 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 9,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Spanish. The primary religion practiced by the Murui is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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