• PEOPLE NAME: JAMAICANS OF JAMAICA

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PEID: 16387

ROP: 104168

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: North American Peoples

People Cluster: Afro-American, Anglophone

Language: Jamaican English Creole - (jam)

Alternate Name(s): Creole Islander, Western Caribbean Creole, West Indian Black, Jamaican Black

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestant

Country: Jamaica

Also found in: Bahamas; Canada; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Germany; Panama; United Kingdom; United States; Venezuela

Population: 2,760,000

Global Population: 4,327,200


PEID: 16387

ROP: 104168

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Jamaicans of Jamaica, numbering 2,760,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Afro-American, Anglophone people cluster within the North American Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 4,327,200 in 11 countries. Their primary language is Jamaican English Creole. The primary religion practiced by the Jamaicans is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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