• PEOPLE NAME: MISKITO OF NICARAGUA

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PEID: 24798

ROP: 106671

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Central American Indigenous

Language: Mískito - (miq)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Nicaragua

Also found in: Honduras; United States

Population: 458,000

Global Population: 538,225


PEID: 24798

ROP: 106671

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Miskito of Nicaragua, numbering 458,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Central American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 538,225 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Mískito. The primary religion practiced by the Miskito is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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