 Ayoreo Groups in Voluntary Isolation | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 4,789[1][2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Paraguay | 2,600[1] |
 Bolivia | 2,189[2] |
| Languages | |
| Ayoreo • Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Traditional Religion • Christianity[3] | |
The Ayoreo (Ayoreode,[4] Ayoréo, Ayoréode) are an indigenous people of the Gran Chaco.[5][6] They live in an area surrounded by the Paraguay, Pilcomayo, Parapetí, and Grande Rivers, spanning both Bolivia and Paraguay.[7] There are approximately 5,600 Ayoreo people in total.[7] Around 3,000 live in Bolivia, and 2,600 live in Paraguay.[7] Traditionally nomadic hunter-gatherers, the majority of the population was sedentarized by missionaries in the twentieth century.[7] The few remaining uncontacted Ayoreo are threatened by deforestation and loss of territory.[7]
- ^ a b Unión de Nativos Ayoreo de Paraguay & Iniciativa Amotodie 2013
- ^ a b "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2012 Bolivia Características de la Población". Instituto Nacional de Estadística, República de Bolivia. p. 29. Archived from the original on 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ "Ayoreo." Ethnologue. Retrieved 5 Sept 2013.
- ^ WRM 2005
- ^ fPcN 2004, 0:25
- ^ Bremen 2000, p. 275
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