Chirripo in Costa Rica people group profile

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The Chirripo have only been reported in Costa Rica

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Population

14,000

Main Language

Cabecar

Largest Religion

Christianity 95.00%

Christian

95.00%

Evangelical

14.00%

Progress

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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Introduction / History

Cabecar believe in a supreme creator god named Sibo (See-boo), who reveals himself to all groups of people and gives them laws to follow. They believe Sibo walked among their first ancestors and taught them their specific laws to follow. However Sibo is not a personal god that anyone can know. There are also other gods and celestial beings, as well as ancestors. They are all to be feared. Sibo is the creator god of the Cabecar. Some Cabecar who have learned about Christianity insist that Sibo is the same person as the Lord Jesus Christ.

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General Info

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People Name General	Chirripo
People Name in Country	Chirripo
Alternate Names	Cabecar; Cabécar
Population this Country	14,000
Population all Countries	14,000
Total Countries	1
Indigenous	Yes
Progress Scale	5 ●
Unreached	No
Frontier People Group	No
GSEC	4 (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3	11356
ROP3 Code	102163

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	Latin-Caribbean Americans
People Cluster	Central American Indigenous, other
People Group	Chirripo

Affinity Bloc	Latin-Caribbean Americans
People Cluster	Central American Indigenous, other
People Group	Chirripo
Ethnic Code	MIR39e

Geography

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Country	Costa Rica
Region	America, Latin
Continent	North America
10/40 Window	No
National Bible Society	Website
Persecution Rank	Not ranked
Location in Country	Cartago, Limón, Puntarenas, San José provinces: Turrialba region. Source: Ethnologue 2016

Country	Costa Rica
Region	America, Latin
Continent	North America
10/40 Window	No
National Bible Society	Website
Persecution Rank	Not ranked
Location in Country	Cartago, Limón, Puntarenas, San José provinces: Turrialba region.. Source: Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion:

Christianity

Major Religion ▲	Percent
Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity (Evangelical 14.00 %)	95.00 %
Ethnic Religions	5.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	0.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Languages

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Primary Language	Cabecar (14,000 speakers)
Language Code	cjp Ethnologue Listing
Language Written	Yes ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages	1

Primary Language	Cabecar (14,000 speakers)
Language Code	cjp Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages	1
People Groups	Speaking Cabecar

Resources

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Primary Language: Cabecar

Bible Translation ▲	Status (Years)
Bible-Portions	Yes (1968-1984)
Bible-New Testament	Yes (1993-2014)
Bible-Complete	No
FCBH NT (www.bible.is)	Online

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Amazon
World Bibles
Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
World Bible Finder
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Resource Type ▲	Resource Name	Source
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Cabecar	Jesus Film Project
General	Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video	Faith Comes by Hearing
General	Scripture Earth Gospel resources links	Scripture Earth

Sources

Photo Source	Bill Miller / Joe Friberg
Map Source	Anonymous
Profile Source	Anonymous
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