People group profile · PG017253
The Manjuy Chorote of Paraguay
The Manjuy Chorote of Paraguay, numbering about 1,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Mataguayan-speaking people of the Gran Chaco who were displaced from the Bermejo River banks to the Pilcomayo River during the colonial era, traditionally sustained by fishing, gathering, and seasonal migration.
They are an indigenous people in the South American Indigenous people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Iyo'wujwa Chorote.
Fast facts
- Country
- Paraguay
- Population
- 1,400
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- South American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Iyo'wujwa Chorote (crq)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Manjuy Chorote are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Manjuy Chorote
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Primary language
Iyo'wujwa Chorote · Mataguayan family
100% speak Iyo'wujwa Chorote
Gospel resources in Iyo'wujwa Chorote
- Bible available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- 2015 Misión Nuevas Tribus de Paraguay · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Manjuy Chorote
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
Chorote, Manjuy in other countries
The same people (ROP3 102191) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manjuy Chorote | Argentina | 1,600 | No Longer Unreached |
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