• PEOPLE NAME: BRIBRI OF COSTA RICA

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PEID: 25022

ROP: 101667

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: Central American Indigenous

Language: Bribri - (bzd)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Costa Rica

Also found in: Panama

Population: 17,000

Global Population: 20,200


PEID: 25022

ROP: 101667

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Bribri of Costa Rica, numbering 17,000, 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 20,200 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Bribri. The primary religion practiced by the Bribri is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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