• PEOPLE NAME: POPTI OF UNITED STATES

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PEID: 49284

ROP: 102842

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Maya

Language: Jakalteko - (jac)

Alternate Name(s): Jacalteco, Eastern Jacalteco, Western Jacalteco

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: United States

Also found in: Guatemala; Mexico

Population: 19,500

Global Population: 77,700


PEID: 49284

ROP: 102842

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Popti of United States, numbering 19,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Maya people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 77,700 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Jakalteko. The primary religion practiced by the Popti is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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