• PEOPLE NAME: SHARANAHUA OF PERU

Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Sharanahua - (mcd)

Alternate Name(s): Marinawa

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Peru

Also found in: Brazil

Population: 500

Global Population: 1,000


PEID: 17590

ROP: 108915

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Sharanahua of Peru, numbering 500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 1,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Sharanahua. The primary religion practiced by the Sharanahua is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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