• PEOPLE NAME: CENTRAL PAME OF MEXICO

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PEID: 24933

ROP: 101916

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Central American Indigenous

Language: Central Pame - (pbs)

Alternate Name(s): Chichimeca, Pame Central, Central Pame, Pame de Santa María Acapulco, Pame del Centro, Chichimeca; Pame de Santa María Acapulco; Pame del Centro; Central Pame

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

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Population: 11,500

Global Population: 11,500


PEID: 24933

ROP: 101916

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Central Pame of Mexico, numbering 11,500, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Central American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Mexico. Their primary language is Central Pame. The primary religion practiced by the Central Pame is folk Catholicism, characterized by local expressions of faith that combine Catholic traditions with local animistic rituals, resulting in syncretized forms of Catholicism that diverge from official church doctrine and practice.


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