Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Mixtec

Language: Spanish - (spa)

Alternate Name(s): Central Nochistlán Mixtec; Mixteco de Diuxi-Tilantongo, Central Nochistlán Mixtec, Mixteco de Diuxi-Tilantongo, Mixteco de Diuxi-Tilantongo, Central Nochistlan Mixtec

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

Also found in:

Population: 3,200

Global Population: 3,200

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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

Overview: The Diuxi-Tilantongo Mixtec of Mexico, numbering 3,200, 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 Diuxi-Tilantongo 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.

Bible Translations: Available

Jesus Film: Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Available