• PEOPLE NAME: KANJOBAL OF MEXICO

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PEID: 39087

ROP: 110785

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Maya

Language: Spanish - (spa)

Alternate Name(s): San Miguel Acatán Kanjobal, Conob, Acateco, Western Kanjobal, Western Q’anjob’al, Acatec, Western Kanjobal; Akateko; Acatec; Acateco; Conob; San Miguel Acatán Kanjobal; Western Q’anjob’al, Akateko

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

Also found in: Guatemala

Population: 10,500

Global Population: 81,000


PEID: 39087

ROP: 110785

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Kanjobal of Mexico, numbering 10,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Maya people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 81,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Spanish. The primary religion practiced by the Kanjobal is folk Catholicism, characterized by local expressions of faith that combine Catholic traditions with local animistic rituals, resulting in syncretized forms of Catholicism that diverge from official church doctrine and practice.


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