• PEOPLE NAME: LAMBAYEQUE QUECHUA OF PERU

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By Allen Smith

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PEID: 17547

ROP: 105613

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Quechua

Language: Lambayeque Quechua - (quf)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Peru

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Population: 26,500

Global Population: 26,500


PEID: 17547

ROP: 105613

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Lambayeque Quechua of Peru, numbering 26,500, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Quechua people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Peru. Their primary language is Lambayeque Quechua. The primary religion practiced by the Lambayeque Quechua is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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