• PEOPLE NAME: GUAYMI OF PANAMA

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PEID: 24830

ROP: 103515

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Ngäbere - (gym)

Alternate Name(s): Ngobe

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Panama

Also found in: Costa Rica

Population: 254,000

Global Population: 258,800


PEID: 24830

ROP: 103515

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Guaymi of Panama, numbering 254,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 258,800 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Ngäbere. The primary religion practiced by the Guaymi is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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