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The Toba-Maskoy of Paraguay

The Toba-Maskoy of Paraguay, numbering approximately 550 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Maskoy people of the Paraguayan Chaco whose Toba ancestors migrated from Argentina around 1870 fleeing persecution to settle Alto Paraguay, later suffering land loss and smallpox epidemics alongside neighboring peoples during the 1932-35 Chaco War era. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Toba-Maskoy is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Toba-Maskoy

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Paraguay
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Toba-Maskoy (tmf)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 550
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG017282
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Toba-Maskoy
Language Family: Lengua-Mascoy

77%
%
Toba-Maskoy Speakers

Media Resources in Toba-Maskoy:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Toba-Maskoy:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
LETRA Paraguay✓✓

1 entry

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Toba-Maskoy are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Toba-Maskoy:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Toba-Maskoy of Paraguay

"I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world."
readJohn 16:33

Pray that those who don't have peace with God will find peace in Christ, even amid the troubles of this world.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise).
readEphesians 6:1-2

Pray that God will bring young men and women to faith in Jesus and that the fruit of their faith will be a powerful testimony as they honor their parents.

No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God.
readRomans 4:20

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will not waver but will grow strong in their belief, knowing that the Lord rewards those who seek Him.

After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
readRevelation 7:9-10

Pray that the promise in Revelation 7:9-10 will encourage believers from among them or from nearby people groups to share the gospel with people who have never learned it.

Toba-Maskoy Across Countries (ROP3 - 110112) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▲
Toba-MaskoyPG017282Toba-MaskoyParaguay550No Longer UnreachedToba-MaskoyEthnoreligion

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