• PEOPLE NAME: COPALA TRIQUI OF UNITED STATES

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PEID: 49291

ROP: 108607

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Mixtec

Language: Copala Triqui - (trc)

Alternate Name(s): Triqui de San Juan Copala

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: United States

Also found in: Mexico

Population: 6,300

Global Population: 37,800


PEID: 49291

ROP: 108607

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Copala Triqui of United States, numbering 6,300, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Mixtec people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 37,800 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Copala Triqui. The primary religion practiced by the Copala Triqui is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.


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