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Tacaneco of Guatemala



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Population [2] Language Religion % Christian % Evangl Online NT Jesus Film Progress
33,000 Tacanec Christianity 95.00 % 9.00 % Not available Not available 3.2  

Tacaneco of Guatemala

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Country: Guatemala
Continent: North America
Region: Central and South America
10/40 Window: No
   
 
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People Name in Country: Tacaneco
People Name General: Tacaneco
Alternate People Names:
Mam, Tacaneco, ChiapasTacana Mam
ROP3 Code: 109680
Joshua Project People ID: 15166
Indigenous: Yes
Population in Country: 33,000
Population all Countries: 35,000
Least-Reached: No
   
 
Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans
People Cluster: Maya
People Name General: Tacaneco
Ethnic Code: MIR37b
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Language
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Primary Language: Tacanec (33,000 Speakers)
Language Code (ISO): mtz    Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages: 1
   
 
Religion [4]
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Primary Religion: Christianity
Religion Sub-division:Roman Catholic
Major Religions:
Buddhism0.00 % 
Christianity95.00 %(Evangelical: 9.00 %)
Ethnic Religions5.00 % 
Hinduism0.00 % 
Islam0.00 % 
Non-Religious0.00 % 
Other / Small0.00 % 
Unknown0.00 % 
Christianity Segments:
Anglican0.00 %
Independent10.00 %
Protestant30.00 %
Orthodox0.00 %
Other Christian0.00 %
Roman Catholic60.00 %
 
(Evangelicals distributed across Christianity segments)
   
 
Progress Indicators [5]
Progress Scale[6] 3.2   Evangelicals >5%
Least-Reached: No
GSEC Status:Level 6   Greater than or equal to 10% Evangelical
 
 
Bible Translation Status
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Bible Portions: Questionable translation need
New Testament: None Reported
Complete Bible: None Reported
 
 
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Tacaneco of Guatemala

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    Maya     Central and South America    
     
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      Tacaneco Guatemala    
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            Tacaneco of Guatemala          
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      Christianity     Tacanec  
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