• PEOPLE NAME: CAKCHIQUEL OF UNITED STATES

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PEID: 49317

ROP: 101915

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: Central American Indigenous

Language: Kaqchikel - (cak)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: United States

Also found in: Guatemala

Population: 171,000

Global Population: 1,326,000


PEID: 49317

ROP: 101915

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Cakchiquel of United States, numbering 171,000, 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 1,326,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Kaqchikel. The primary religion practiced by the Cakchiquel is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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