• PEOPLE NAME: CHIRIPA OF PARAGUAY

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By Aaron Sellars

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PEID: 17222

ROP: 102161

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Other Hispanic American

Language: Ava Guaraní - (nhd)

Alternate Name(s): Chiripá (Tsiripá, Apyta), Txiripá, Ava Guaraní, Ava

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Paraguay

Also found in: Argentina; Brazil

Population: 14,500

Global Population: 42,600


PEID: 17222

ROP: 102161

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Chiripa of Paraguay, numbering 14,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Other Hispanic American people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 42,600 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Ava Guaraní. The primary religion practiced by the Chiripa is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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