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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Uspantec of Guatemala

The Uspantec of Guatemala, numbering approximately 5,400 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Maya people whose ancestors have continuously inhabited the highland trade capital of Uspantan in Guatemala's Quiche department since roughly 500 AD, speaking the severely endangered tonal language Uspanteko. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Uspanteco is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Uspantec

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Guatemala
People Cluster: Central American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Uspanteco (usp)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 5,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG024751
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Uspanteco
Language Family: Mayan

100%
%
Uspanteko Speakers

Media Resources in Uspanteco:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Uspanteco:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Uspanteco bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Uspantec are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Uspantec:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Uspantec of Guatemala

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
readMatthew 24:14

Pray that the message of hope will reach those who are wandering in darkness, offering them a path to eternal life.

Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that did not know you shall run to you, because of the LORD your God, and of the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.
readIsaiah 55:5

Pray that those who do not know God will access the gospel, run to Him, and discover that He is the one their souls have been longing for.

But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
readHebrews 10:39

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, and faithfully follow God, they will share Christ boldly with those around them.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
read2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Pray that as people hear and believe the gospel, they will serve others in Jesus' name, and the lost will have an opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel.

Uspantec Across Countries (ROP3 - 110456) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
UspantecPG024751UspantecGuatemala5,400No Longer UnreachedUspantecoEthnoreligion

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