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The Central Aymara of Argentina

The Central Aymara of Argentina, numbering approximately 4,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenouspeople in the Andes and Altiplano regions of South America. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Central Aymara is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Aymara, Central

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Argentina
People Cluster: Aymara
Primary Language(s): Central Aymara (ayr)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 4,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG017333

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Central Aymara
Language Family: Aymaran

76%
%
Aymara, Central Speakers

Media Resources in Central Aymara:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Central Aymara:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1997 Bible Society of Bolivia✓✓
2011 Bible Society of Bolivia✓✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Central Aymara bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Central Aymara 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 Central Aymara:
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 Central Aymara of Argentina

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
readActs 4:12

Pray that those walking in darkness among them will come to know the name by which they must be saved, and call upon Him in faith.

Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
readIsaiah 43:19

Pray that the lost will see the new thing God can do in their lives and trust in His plan and purpose for them.

You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance.
readPsalm 32:7

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember that God is their hiding place and that He will preserve them in the midst of trials.

For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.
readPsalm 9:18

Pray that God will raise up believers who can help meet emotional and physical needs among this people group. Ask Him to open doors for them and give them the courage to walk into difficult situations and share the hope of the gospel boldly.

Aymara, Central Across Countries (ROP3 - 101884) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Central AymaraPG017392Central AymaraBolivia1,145,000No Longer UnreachedCentral AymaraEthnoreligion
Central AymaraPG017516Central AymaraPeru443,000Engaged yet UnreachedCentral AymaraFolk Catholicism
Central AymaraPG017440Central AymaraChile65,000No Longer UnreachedCentral AymaraEthnoreligion
Central AymaraPG017333Central AymaraArgentina4,400No Longer UnreachedCentral AymaraEthnoreligion

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