• PEOPLE NAME: MURUI OF PERU

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PEID: 17562

ROP: 106931

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Spanish - (spa)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Peru

Also found in: Colombia

Population: 1,000

Global Population: 8,800


PEID: 17562

ROP: 106931

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Murui of Peru, numbering 1,000, 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 8,800 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Spanish. The primary religion practiced by the Murui is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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