• PEOPLE NAME: ESE EJJA OF PERU

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PEID: 17531

ROP: 102948

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Amazon

Language: Ese Ejja - (ese)

Alternate Name(s): Tiatinagua, Ese'Ejja, Huarayo, Ese Eja, Ese Exa, Tambopata-Guarayo, 'Chama

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Peru

Also found in: Bolivia

Population: 600

Global Population: 1,450


PEID: 17531

ROP: 102948

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Ese Ejja of Peru, numbering 600, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Amazon people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 1,450 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Ese Ejja. The primary religion practiced by the Ese Ejja is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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