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Language: Mam

Population of Groups Speaking

858,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

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People Group ▲	Country	Country Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
Mam	Guatemala	309,000	323,000	●	Christianity	5 ●	98.00 %	12.00 %	-1 -
Mam	Mexico	11,000	323,000	●	Christianity	5 ●	95.00 %	15.00 %	-1 -
Mam	United States	2,600	323,000		Christianity	5 ●	94.00 %	14.00 %	-1 -
Mam, Central	Guatemala	162,000	162,000	●	Christianity	4 ●	94.00 %	9.00 %	-1 -
Mam, Sacatepequez	Guatemala	17,000	17,000	●	Christianity	4 ●	92.00 %	6.00 %	-1 -
Mam, Southern	Guatemala	192,000	192,000	●	Christianity	4 ●	98.00 %	8.00 %	-1 -
Mam, Tajumulco	Guatemala	57,000	57,000	●	Christianity	5 ●	97.00 %	12.00 %	-1 -
Mam, Todos Santos Cuchumatan	Guatemala	71,000	71,000	●	Christianity	4 ●	95.00 %	10.00 %	-1 -
Tacaneco	Guatemala	33,000	35,000	●	Christianity	4 ●	95.00 %	9.00 %	-1 -
Tacaneco	Mexico	2,000	35,000	●	Christianity	4 ●	95.00 %	4.00 %	-1 -
Totals: 10						0 ●			0

* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups by country. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker-unit (single person or married couple) per 50,000 living in an unreached people group by country, or for example one team of four worker-units per 200,000 people. Some workers may already be onsite. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.

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Photo	People Group ▲	Country	Population	Global Population	Indigenous	Primary Religion	Progress Scale	% Christian Adherent	% Evangelical	Est. Workers Needed *
	No reported people groups speaking this as secondary language
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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	mam
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	Complete Bible
Progress Scale	●

Language Alternate Names
B’anax Mam
B'anax Mam
Central Mam (Comitancillo Mam)
Comitancillo Mam
Huehuetenango Mam
Kyol
Mam de la frontera
Mam de la Sierra
Mam del norte
Mam del Soconusco
Mam del sur
Mam Marquense
Mam Occidental
Mam Quetzalteco
Mam, Central
Mam, Northern
Mam, Tajumulco
Mame
Mamé
Ostuncalco Mam
Quetzaltenango Mam
Qyol
Qyol Mam
Qyool
Qyool Mam
San Juan Ostuncalco Mam
San Marcos Comitancillas Mam
San Marcos Comitancillo Mam
Southern Mam (Mam Quetzalteco)
Tacana Mam
Tacaná Mam
Tacanec (Mame)
Tacanec (Mamé)
Tacaneco
Tajumulco
Tiló
Todos Santos Mam
Western Mam

Dialects
Central Mam
Comitancillo
Northern
Ostuncalco
San Martín Sacatepéquez Mam, Southern
Southern Mam
Tacanec
Tacaneco & Mame: Frontera
Tajumulco
Tajumulco Mam
Todos Santos
Todos Santos Cuchumatán Mam

Dialect Alternate Names
Central
Chiapas Mam
Comitancillo Mam
Frontera Mam
Huehuetenango Mam
La Democracia Mam
Mam
Mam de Todos Santos CuchumatÃ¡n
Mam de Todos Santos Cuchumatan
Mam De Todos Santos Cuchumatán
Mam Marquense
Mam Norteno
Mam Occidental
Mam Quetzalteco
Mam Sureno
Mam Sur-oriental
Mam, Central
Mam, Southern
Mam, Tajumulco
Mam, Todos Santos Cuchumatan
Mam: Comitancillo
Mam: Huehuetenango
Mam: Northern
Mam: Ostuncalco
Mam: Tacaneco & Mame: Frontera
Mam: Tajumulco
Mam: Todos Santos
Mame
Mamé
Mame: Frontera
Mexican Mam
Northern Mam
Ostuncalco Mam
Quetzaltenango Mam
S Juan Ostuncalco Mam
San Juan Ostuncalco Mam
San Marcos Comitancillas Mam
San Martín Chile Verde Mam
South Eastern Mam
Southern
Southern Mam
Tacana Mam
Tacaná Mam
Tacanec
Tacaneco
Tacaneco Mam
Tajumulco
Tiló
Todos Santos Cuchumatan
Todos Santos Cuchumatan Mam
Tutuapa Mam
Western Mam

Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1930-2003
New Testament	1939-2003
Complete Bible	1993-2012

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Resource ▲	Link
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching (GRN)
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament (FCBH)
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament (FCBH)
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament (FCBH)
Audio Recordings	Online New Testament (FCBH)
Film / Video	God's Story Video
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Mam
Text / Printed Matter	Bible: Acʼaj testamento (El Nuevo testamento in Mam de Todos
Text / Printed Matter	Bible: Ak'aj tu'jil tyol qMan
Text / Printed Matter	Bible: Mam de Huehuetenango Bible
Text / Printed Matter	Bible: Mam Ostuncalco Bible
Text / Printed Matter	Online Bible Text (Scripture Earth)
Text / Printed Matter	World Missionary Press Booklets

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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