Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Zapotec

Language: Santa María Quiegolani Zapotec - (zpi)

Alternate Name(s): Santa María Quiegolani, Western Yautepec, Santa Maria Quiegolani, Quiegolani Zapotec; Western Yautepec Zapotec; Zapoteco de Santa María Quiegolani, Quiegolani Zapotec, Western Yautepec Zapotec, Western Yautepec Zapotec, Zapoteco, Quiegolani Zapotec, Zapoteco de Santa María Quiegolani, Zapoteco de Santa María Quiegolani, Zapotec

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

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Population: 1,800

Global Population: 1,800

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical

Overview: The Santa Maria Quiegolani Zapotec of Mexico, numbering 1,800, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Zapotec people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Mexico. Their primary language is Santa María Quiegolani Zapotec. The primary religion practiced by the Santa Maria Quiegolani Zapotec 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

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Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available