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People group profile · PG017333

The Central Aymara of Argentina

The Central Aymara of Argentina, numbering about 4,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenouspeople in the Andes and Altiplano regions of South America.

They are a diaspora people in the Aymara people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Central Aymara.

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AI-generated illustration representing the Central Aymara people
AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Aymara, Central

Fast facts

Country
Argentina
Population
4,400
Affinity group
American Peoples
People cluster
Aymara
Primary language
Central Aymara (ayr)
Primary religion
Ethnoreligion
Strategic Progress Index
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
2% or Greater but Less than 5%
GSEC
2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
Lostness priority
Minimally Reached People Group
Region
South America, Americas

Where they live

Gospel status

The Central Aymara are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.

  • Congregations exist No
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Central Aymara

  • 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

Ethnoreligion

Primary language

Central Aymara · Aymaran family

76% speak Central Aymara

Gospel resources in Central Aymara

  • Bible available
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Films

Bibles

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Central Aymara

  1. Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
  2. Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
  3. John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
  4. Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.

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Aymara, Central in other countries

The same people (ROP3 101884) is reported in 3 other countries.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
Central AymaraBolivia1,140,000No Longer Unreached
Central AymaraPeru443,000Engaged yet Unreached
Central AymaraChile65,000No Longer Unreached

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