Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Amazon

Language: Matses - (mcf)

Alternate Name(s): Maxuruna, Maxirona, Mayuzuna, Majuruna, Matsé (SELF), Matsé (Autonym), Mayiruna, Matsés, Magirona

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Peru

Also found in: Brazil

Population: 1,700

Global Population: 3,300

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Mayoruna of Peru, numbering 1,700, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Amazon people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 3,300 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Matses. The primary religion practiced by the Mayoruna is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

Bible Translations: Available

Jesus Film: Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available