• PEOPLE NAME: KUNA OF PANAMA

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PEID: 24836

ROP: 108599

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Other Central American Indigenous

Language: San Blas Kuna - (cuk)

Alternate Name(s): San Blas Kuna, Cuna, Guna

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Panama

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Population: 89,500

Global Population: 89,500


PEID: 24836

ROP: 108599

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Kuna of Panama, numbering 89,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Other Central American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Panama. Their primary language is San Blas Kuna. The primary religion practiced by the Kuna is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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