The Santo Domingo Albarradas Zapotec of Mexico

The Santo Domingo Albarradas Zapotec of Mexico, numbering approximately 6,800 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguisic subgroup of the Zapotec, an ethnic group indigenous to the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. They are an Indigenous people, in the Zapotec people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples affinity bloc. Their primary religion is Christianity - Folk Catholicism. They primarily speak Zapotec, Santo Domingo Albarradas.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: American Peoples
Country: Mexico
People Cluster: Zapotec
Primary Language(s): Zapotec, Santo Domingo Albarradas (zas)
Primary Religion(s): Christianity - Folk Catholicism
Population: 6,800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG039171
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Zapotec, Santo Domingo Albarradas
Language Family: Otomanguean

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The Santo Domingo Albarradas Zapotec are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

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Next steps for the Santo Domingo Albarradas Zapotec

The Santo Domingo Albarradas Zapotec 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.

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Next steps for the Santo Domingo Albarradas Zapotec

The Santo Domingo Albarradas Zapotec are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

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Zapotec, Albarradas (ROP3 - 108683) reported in the following countries:

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