Affinity Group: American Peoples
Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans
People Cluster: Mixtec
Language: Spanish - (spa)
Alternate Name(s): Mixteco de San Bartolo Soyaltepec, Yautepec
Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism
Country: Mexico
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Population: 225
Global Population: 225
Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
Overview: The Soyaltepec Mixtec of Mexico, numbering 225, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Mixtec 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 Soyaltepec Mixtec 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.
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