• PEOPLE NAME: JAMAICANS OF PANAMA

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PEID: 24835

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): Western Caribbean Creole, Creole Islander, West Indian Black, Jamaican Black

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Panama

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

Population: 205,000

Global Population: 4,327,200


PEID: 24835

ROP: 104168

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Jamaicans of Panama, numbering 205,000, 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 ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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