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The Cakchiquel of United States

The Cakchiquel of United States, numbering approximately 175,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous Maya people of the central highlands of Guatemala. They speak Kaqchikel, a Mayan language, and maintain cultural traditions that blend Maya heritage with Spanish colonial influences and contemporary Guatemalan life. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Kaqchikel is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Cakchiquel

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Central American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Kaqchikel (cak)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 175,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG049317
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

55%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kaqchikel
Language Family: Mayan

15%
%
Kaqchikel Speakers

Media Resources in Kaqchikel:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Kaqchikel:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Cakchiquel Central - 2003 BSG✓
Cakchiquel Santa Maria de Jesus - 2006 WBT✓✓✓
Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.✓✓✓
Cakchiquel South Central - 2007 WBT✓✓✓
Cakchiquel Occidental - 1996 WBT✓✓✓
Cakchiquel Yepocapa - 1990 WBT✓✓

6 entries

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Or check out the Kaqchikel bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Cakchiquel are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Cakchiquel:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Cakchiquel of United States

The LORD has heard my plea; the LORD accepts my prayer.
readPsalm 6:9

Pray that lost people will hear the gospel and place their faith in Christ, knowing that He hears their plea and accepts their prayer.

"You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet."
readMatthew 5:13

Pray that the lost will have the opportunity to hear a Christian witness of how the gospel can bring hope and that they will put their faith in Christ.

And he brought him outside and said, "Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them." Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring be.”
readGenesis 15:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust God to keep His promises.

To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel.
readEphesians 6:18b-19

Ask God to give believers He sends to the lost of this people group the boldness and clarity to proclaim the mystery of the gospel in a way that people can understand.

Cakchiquel Across Countries (ROP3 - 101915) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
CakchiquelPG024705CakchiquelGuatemala1,170,000No Longer UnreachedKaqchikelEthnoreligion
CakchiquelPG049317CakchiquelUnited States175,000No Longer UnreachedKaqchikelEthnoreligion

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