• PEOPLE NAME: SHUAR OF ECUADOR

Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Amazon

Language: Shuar - (jiv)

Alternate Name(s): Jivaro, Xivaro, Jibaro, Chiwaro, Shuara

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Ecuador

Also found in:

Population: 67,000

Global Population: 67,000


PEID: 17478

ROP: 108965

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Shuar of Ecuador, numbering 67,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Amazon people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Ecuador. Their primary language is Shuar. The primary religion practiced by the Shuar is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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Jesus Film: Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

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