• PEOPLE NAME: BELIZEAN CREOLE OF BELIZE

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PEID: 16207

ROP: 101237

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: North American Peoples

People Cluster: Afro-American, Anglophone

Language: Belize English Creole - (bzj)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Belize

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Population: 151,000

Global Population: 151,000


PEID: 16207

ROP: 101237

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Belizean Creole of Belize, numbering 151,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Afro-American, Anglophone people cluster within the North American Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Belize. Their primary language is Belize English Creole. The primary religion practiced by the Belizean Creole 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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