Does moving from Ethno-linguistic to Ethnic Peoples get messy?
Yes. Ethno-linguistic peoples lists tend to have uniform definitions and global standards and generally yield “apples-to-apples” results. However, an ethnic (cultural-ethno-linguistic) peoples list allowing language, religion, caste and/or cultural distinctives to define a people group can occasionally introduce a bit of “apples-to-oranges” comparison. National and local people group researchers in one area of the world may use slightly different definitions based on their perception of onsite realities compared to another area of the world. Each may differently evaluate the barriers of acceptance. Even with these limitations, the hope is that an ethnic peoples list can help continue to define the church planting task of the Great Commission. Is the Joshua Project list a complete Unimax Peoples list? Top No. Unimax peoples may involve distinctives such as education, political and ideological convictions, historical enmity between clans or tribes, customs and behaviors, etc. that are no
