Northern Embera in Colombia


Population
Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
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People Name General Embera, Northern
People Name in Country Embera, Northern
Natural Name Northern Embera
Alternate Names Choco; Embera; Empera; Northern Embena; Northern Embera
Population this Country 20,000
Population all Countries 47,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 5
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 2  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 14017
ROP3 Code 107442
ROP25 Code 302311
ROP25 Name Embera
Country Colombia
Region America, Latin
Continent South America
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 34  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Antioquia and Chocó departments: Atrato river basin; also inland from Cabo Corrientes north to Jurado on Pacific coast.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Colombia
Region America, Latin
Continent South America
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 34  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Antioquia and Chocó departments: Atrato river basin; also inland from Cabo Corrientes north to Jurado on Pacific coast..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Ethnic Religions
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 11.00 %)
11.00 %
Ethnic Religions
89.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Embera, Northern (20,000 speakers)
Language Code emp   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Embera, Northern (20,000 speakers)
Language Code emp   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Embera, Northern
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