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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

I am the LORD; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.
readIsaiah 42:8

Pray that lost people will turn from worthless idols to worship the one true God, recognizing that He alone is worthy of all glory and praise.

Then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
readGenesis 2:7

Pray that Christians will be able to share the hope of Christ with suffering people and that He will breathe new life into their souls.

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the LORD has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.
readIsaiah 49:13

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and suffer for their faith, they will sing for joy and be glad in their hearts because the Lord has compassion on them.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
readEphesians 6:10

Ask God to strengthen believers with His mighty power so that as they cross cultures to share the gospel, they will stand firm against the schemes of the enemy.

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

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4 people groups

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

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