People group profile · PG017590
The Sharanahua of Peru
The Sharanahua of Peru, numbering about 500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Amazonian people of the upper Purus River whose name means Good People, intermarried with the related Mastanawa, Chandinahua, and Jaminawa into a single Panoan-speaking cultural cluster.
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 Sharanahua.
Fast facts
- Country
- Peru
- Population
- 500
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- South American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Sharanahua (mcd)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 15% or Greater but Less than 20%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- South America, Americas
- Location
- Madre de Dios and Ucayali regions: upper Purús river area
Where they live
Gospel status
The Sharanahua are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Sharanahua
- 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
Sharanahua · Pano-Tacanan family
100% speak Sharanahua
Gospel resources in Sharanahua
- Bible available, published 2008
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- 2008, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Sharanahua
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
Sharanahua in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108915) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharanahua | Brazil | 500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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