The Ashéninka Bajo Pichis of Peru

The Ashéninka Bajo Pichis of Peru, numbering approximately 5,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an Indigenous Amazonian people of central Peru, part of the broader Ashaninka–Ashéninka ethnolinguistic complex. They live primarily along the lower Pichis River (Bajo Pichis) and its tributaries in Peru’s central jungle. They mostly adhere to Animism and Pichis Ashéninka is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Asheninka Bajo Pichis

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Peru
People Cluster: Amazon
Primary Language(s): Pichis Ashéninka (cpu)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 5,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG050213

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Pichis Ashéninka
Language Family: Arawakan

73%
%
Ashéninka, Pichis Speakers

Media Resources in Pichis Ashéninka:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Bible Resources in Pichis Ashéninka:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2008, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc✓✓✓

1 entry

Or check out the Pichis Ashéninka bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

Explore Lostness and Next Steps

Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Expanding Unreached People Group, (LPI: 2), 0.5% or Greater but Less than 2% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Ashéninka Bajo Pichis:
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Pray specifically for the Ashéninka Bajo Pichis of Peru

For with the LORD there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption.
readPsalm 130:7b

Pray for those who are unaware of God's steadfast love that is offered to them through Jesus Christ to learn the truth and experience His plentiful redemption.

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
readHebrews 4:12

Pray for God's Word to be accessible to everyone in this people group in a way they will resonate with so that many will engage with it, receive it, and share it with others.

And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.
readActs 2:46-47

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be devoted to the teaching of God's Word, to fellowship with one another, and to prayer.

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRomans 6:23

Pray that God will bring people to faith who are excited about the eternal life they have in Christ and will want to cross cultures to share this hope with others.

Ashéninka Bajo Pichis Across Countries (ROP3 - 119322) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

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