• PEOPLE NAME: JAMAICANS OF VENEZUELA

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PEID: 16473

ROP: 104168

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: North American Peoples

People Cluster: Afro-American, Anglophone

Language: Jamaican Creole English - (jam)

Alternate Name(s): Jamaican Black, Creole Islander, West Indian Black, Western Caribbean Creole

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestantism

Country: Venezuela

Also found in: Bahamas; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Germany; Jamaica; Panama; United Kingdom; United States

Population: 2,800

Global Population: 3,997,700


PEID: 16473

ROP: 104168

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Jamaicans of Venezuela, numbering 2,800, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Afro-American, Anglophone people cluster within the North American Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 3,997,700 in 10 countries. Their primary language is Jamaican Creole English. The primary religion practiced by the Jamaicans is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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