• PEOPLE NAME: MOPAN MAYA OF GUATEMALA

Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Maya

Language: Mopán Maya - (mop)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Guatemala

Also found in: Belize

Population: 7,400

Global Population: 23,400


PEID: 24732

ROP: 106783

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Mopan Maya of Guatemala, numbering 7,400, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Maya people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 23,400 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Mopán Maya. The primary religion practiced by the Mopan Maya is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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