• PEOPLE NAME: AYOREO OF PARAGUAY

Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Ayoreo - (ayo)

Alternate Name(s): Pyeta Yovai, Morotoco, Morotoco, Ayore, Moro, Ayoré

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Paraguay

Also found in: Bolivia

Population: 1,900

Global Population: 3,500


PEID: 17213

ROP: 100666

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Ayoreo of Paraguay, numbering 1,900, 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 3,500 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Ayoreo. The primary religion practiced by the Ayoreo is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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