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The Mbya of Paraguay

The Mbya of Paraguay, numbering approximately 16,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are one of the main subgroups of the Guaraní people, an Indigenous nation spread across Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Mbyá Guaraní is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Mbya

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Paraguay
People Cluster: Guarani
Primary Language(s): Mbyá Guaraní (gun)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 16,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG017224
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Pray for the Mbya of Paraguay

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mbyá Guaraní
Language Family: Tupian

100%
%
Guaraní, Mbyá Speakers

Media Resources in Mbyá Guaraní:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Mbyá Guaraní:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc.✓

1 entry

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Or check out the Mbyá Guaraní bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Mbya are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Mbya:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Mbya of Paraguay

But he said, "What is impossible with man is possible with God."
readLuke 18:27

Praise God that He is the God of impossible things and that He is able to save even those who seem beyond hope.

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
readMatthew 11:28-29

Please pray for them to lift their eyes to Jesus and find rest for their souls, lasting peace, and hope in Him.

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
readRomans 12:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will offer their bodies as living sacrifices, holy and acceptable to God, knowing that this is their spiritual worship.

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
readEphesians 6:11

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will put on the full armor of God so that they will be able to stand against the schemes of the enemy.

Brazilian Guarani Across Countries (ROP3 - 101658) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MbyaPG016785MbyaBrazil7,900No Longer UnreachedMbyá GuaraníProtestantism
MbyaPG017224MbyaParaguay16,000Engaged yet UnreachedMbyá GuaraníEthnoreligion
MbyaPG017328MbyaArgentina4,700No Longer UnreachedMbyá GuaraníEthnoreligion

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