• PEOPLE NAME: EMBERA, DOBIDA OF COLOMBIA

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PEID: 16265

ROP: 107442

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Emberá, Northern - (emp)

Alternate Name(s): Panama Embera, Emperã, Emperã, Atrato, Dódiba, Eberã Bed'ea, Dariena, Eperã Pedea, Darién, Northern Embera, Dódiba

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Colombia

Also found in: Panama

Population: 24,000

Global Population: 50,500


PEID: 16265

ROP: 107442

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity


Overview: The Embera, Dobida of Colombia, numbering 24,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 50,500 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Emberá, Northern. The primary religion practiced by the Embera, Dobida is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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