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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Central Aymara of Argentina

The Central Aymara of Argentina, numbering approximately 4,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an indigenouspeople in the Andes and Altiplano regions of South America They are an Diaspora people, with Aymara as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Aymara people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion. They primarily speak Aymara, Central.

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): Aymara, Central (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: Aymara, Central
Language Family: Aymaran

76%
%
Aymara, Central Speakers

Media Resources in Aymara, Central:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Aymara, Central:

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 Aymara, Central 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

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
readIsaiah 40:8

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will be freed from the emptiness of fading hopes and find lasting life and truth in the unchanging Word of God.

Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.
readPsalm 119:97

Pray that the lost will have access to God's Word in their language and treasure it deeply, meditating on God's promises and precepts.

The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
readLamentations 3:25

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust in the goodness of the Lord as they wait on Him to answer their cries for help.

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
readRomans 10:15

Pray that God will call many believers who will obediently go and share the gospel with those who desperately need it.

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

Strategic Progress Index
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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
Central AymaraPG017440Central AymaraChile64,500No Longer UnreachedAymara, CentralEthnoreligion
Central AymaraPG017392Central AymaraBolivia1,140,000No Longer UnreachedAymara, CentralEthnoreligion
Central AymaraPG017333Central AymaraArgentina4,400No Longer UnreachedAymara, CentralEthnoreligion
Central AymaraPG017516Central AymaraPeru443,000Engaged yet UnreachedAymara, CentralFolk Catholicism

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