• PEOPLE NAME: COPALA TRIQUI OF MEXICO

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PEID: 39162

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, Copala Trique, Copala Trique, Copala Trique; Triqui de San Juan Copala, Triqui de San Juan Copala

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Mexico

Also found in: United States

Population: 32,000

Global Population: 38,400


PEID: 39162

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 Mexico, numbering 32,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Mixtec people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 38,400 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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