People group profile · PG024736
The Popti of Guatemala
The Popti of Guatemala, numbering about 59,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Mayan ethnic group indigenous to the border area between Chiapas is southern Mexico and Huehuetenango in northwestern Guatemala.
They are an indigenous people in the Maya people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Popti'.
Fast facts
- Country
- Guatemala
- Population
- 59,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Maya
- Primary language
- Popti' (jac)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 20% or Greater but Less than 30%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Significantly Reached People Group
- Region
- Central America, Americas
- Location
- Huehuetenango department: Concepción Huista and Jacaltenango areas, near Mexico border
Where they live
Gospel status
The Popti are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Popti
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
50% adherents
Primary language
Popti' · Mayan family
60% speak Popti'
Gospel resources in Popti'
- Bible available, published 2016
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Jacalteco, Western)
Bibles
- 1997 Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc. · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Popti
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
Jakaltek in other countries
The same people (ROP3 102842) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Popti | United States | 21,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Popti | Mexico | 700 | No Longer Unreached |
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