• PEOPLE NAME: CHAMI OF COLOMBIA

Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Embera Chamí - (cmi)

Alternate Name(s): Emberá-Chamí

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Colombia

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Population: 16,500

Global Population: 16,500


PEID: 16229

ROP: 101998

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Chami of Colombia, numbering 16,500, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Colombia. Their primary language is Embera Chamí. The primary religion practiced by the Chami is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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