Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Maya

Language: Spanish - (spa)

Alternate Name(s): Chontal de la Sierra de Oaxaca; Tequistlatec; Chontal de Oaxaca, chontal de Oaxaca bajo, Tequistlatec, Chontal de la Sierra de Oaxaca, Highland Oaxaca Chontal, Sierra, Chontal de Oaxaca, Sierra; Highland Oaxaca Chontal; chontal de Oaxaca alto; chontal de Oaxaca bajo, chontal de Oaxaca alto, Tequistlatec, Chontal de la Sierra de Oaxaca

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

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Population: 4,100

Global Population: 4,100

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical

Overview: The Highland Oaxaca Chontal of Mexico, numbering 4,100, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Maya people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Mexico. Their primary language is Spanish. The primary religion practiced by the Highland Oaxaca Chontal is folk Catholicism, characterized by local expressions of faith that combine Catholic traditions with local animistic rituals, resulting in syncretized forms of Catholicism that diverge from official church doctrine and practice.

Bible Translations: Available

Jesus Film: Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Available