• PEOPLE NAME: MISKITO OF NICARAGUA

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PEID: 24798

ROP: 106671

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: Central American Indigenous

Language: Mískito - (miq)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Nicaragua

Also found in: Honduras; United States

Population: 462,000

Global Population: 545,225


PEID: 24798

ROP: 106671

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Miskito of Nicaragua, numbering 462,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Central American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 545,225 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Mískito. The primary religion practiced by the Miskito is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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