• PEOPLE NAME: KEKCHI OF UNITED STATES

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PEID: 50372

ROP: 104806

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Maya

Language: Kekchí - (kek)

Alternate Name(s): Kekchí, K'ekchi', Qʼeqchiʼ

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: United States

Also found in: Belize; Guatemala

Population: 100

Global Population: 1,456,600


PEID: 50372

ROP: 104806

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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


Overview: The Kekchi of United States, numbering 100, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Maya people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 1,456,600 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Kekchí. The primary religion practiced by the Kekchi is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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