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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Yaitepec Chatino of United States

The Yaitepec Chatino of United States, numbering approximately 600 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of United States; a dialect subgroup of Western Highland Chatino (ctp) They are an Diaspora people, with Chatino as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Zapotec people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism. They primarily speak Chatino, Western Highland.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Yaitepec Chatino

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Zapotec
Primary Language(s): Chatino, Western Highland (ctp)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 600
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG049270
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

95%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chatino, Western Highland
Language Family: Otomanguean

100%
%
Chatino, Western Highland Speakers

Media Resources in Chatino, Western Highland:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Chatino, Western Highland:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1992 The Bible League✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Chatino, Western Highland bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Yaitepec Chatino 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 Yaitepec Chatino:
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 Yaitepec Chatino of United States

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
readMatthew 5:6

Pray for those who are lost to desire righteousness and to be filled with the peace and purpose that only comes from following Jesus.

For my eyes have seen your salvation that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples.
readLuke 2:30

Pray that the lost will see the salvation of God, and that they will trust in Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.

For the LORD takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.
readPsalm 149:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be encouraged and feel immeasurably loved as they meditate on the fact that God takes pleasure in them.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
readRomans 1:16

Pray that God will raise up sons and daughters who, like Paul, will be bold to share the gospel across cultural barriers so that many might receive salvation.

Chatino, Yaitepec Across Countries (ROP3 - 110929) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Yaitepec ChatinoPG049270Yaitepec ChatinoUnited States600Engaged yet UnreachedChatino, Western HighlandRoman Catholicism
Yaitepec ChatinoPG039051Yaitepec ChatinoMexico6,700Engaged yet UnreachedChatino, Western HighlandFolk Catholicism

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