• PEOPLE NAME: NORTHERN EMBERA OF PANAMA

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PEID: 24829

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, Dódiba, Dariena, Emperã, Eperã Pedea, Northern Embera, Atrato, Darién, Eberã Bed'ea

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Panama

Also found in: Colombia

Population: 26,500

Global Population: 50,500


PEID: 24829

ROP: 107442

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Northern Embera of Panama, numbering 26,500, are No Longer 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 Northern Embera is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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