• PEOPLE NAME: POKOMAM OF GUATEMALA

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By Ministerios de Gracia

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PEID: 24735

ROP: 109504

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Maya

Language: Poqomam - (poc)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Guatemala

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Population: 49,000

Global Population: 49,000


PEID: 24735

ROP: 109504

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Pokomam of Guatemala, numbering 49,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Maya people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Guatemala. Their primary language is Poqomam. The primary religion practiced by the Pokomam is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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