• PEOPLE NAME: CAKCHIQUEL OF UNITED STATES

Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Other Central American Indigenous

Language: Kaqchikel - (cak)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: United States

Also found in: Guatemala

Population: 159,000

Global Population: 1,279,000


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 159,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Other Central American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 1,279,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Kaqchikel. The primary religion practiced by the Cakchiquel is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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Jesus Film: Available

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