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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Southeastern Guerrero Mixtec of Mexico

The Southeastern Guerrero Mixtec of Mexico, numbering approximately 119,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethno-linguistic subgroup of the Mixtec, an indigenous Mesoamerican people of Mexico. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Metlatónoc Mixtec is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Mixtec, Southeastern Guerrero

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Mexico
People Cluster: Mixtec
Primary Language(s): Metlatónoc Mixtec (mxv)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 119,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG039122
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

96%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Metlatónoc Mixtec
Language Family: Otomanguean

90%
%
Mixtec, Metlatónoc Speakers

Media Resources in Metlatónoc Mixtec:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Metlatónoc Mixtec:

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1 entry

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Or check out the Metlatónoc Mixtec bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Southeastern Guerrero Mixtec are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Southeastern Guerrero Mixtec:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Southeastern Guerrero Mixtec of Mexico

For you, O LORD, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.
readPsalm 97:9

Pray that those who don't yet know Him will recognize the Lord as the Most High and turn from spiritual darkness to worship Him above all else.

I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.
readDaniel 7:13-14

Pray that the gospel will advance so that all peoples will come to know the Son of Man, who has been given dominion and glory and a kingdom, and that they will bow before Him and serve Him forever.

Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!
readPsalm 100:3-4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be in awe of the Lord God, their Creator, and will give Him thanksgiving and praise.

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
readJohn 1:5

Pray that when discouraging days come, those who cross cultures for the sake of the gospel will be comforted as they remember that the light of Christ is stronger than the darkness that surrounds them.

Mixtec, Metlatonoc Across Countries (ROP3 - 106681) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Southeastern Guerrero MixtecPG039122Southeastern Guerrero MixtecMexico119,000Engaged yet UnreachedMetlatónoc MixtecFolk Catholicism
Southeastern Guerrero MixtecPG049275Southeastern Guerrero MixtecUnited States22,500Engaged yet UnreachedMetlatónoc MixtecRoman Catholicism

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