• PEOPLE NAME: KOKAMA OF COLOMBIA

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PEID: 16231

ROP: 102247

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Guarani

Language: Spanish - (spa)

Alternate Name(s): Cocama, Kokama

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Colombia

Also found in: Brazil; Peru

Population: 2,200

Global Population: 23,300


PEID: 16231

ROP: 102247

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Kokama of Colombia, numbering 2,200, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Guarani people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 23,300 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Spanish. The primary religion practiced by the Kokama is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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