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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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JESUSView Film

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

Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.
readIsaiah 45:22

Pray for many lost people to turn to the Lord, finding forgiveness and salvation in Him, for He is the only way to true life and restoration.

Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
readPsalm 25:5

Pray that the gospel will advance and that God will lead people in His truth, bringing many to salvation.

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you.
readPsalm 22:27

Pray that all families of the nations will worship the Lord in spirit and in truth.

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
readIsaiah 58:7

As believers cross cultures to share the good news of Christ, pray that God will sustain them and grow their faith as He gives them the compassion necessary to minister well to those in need.

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

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▼
UspantecPG024751UspantecGuatemala5,400No Longer UnreachedUspantecoEthnoreligion

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