Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Mixtec

Language: Southwestern Tlaxiaco Mixtec - (meh)

Alternate Name(s): Southeastern Ocotepec Mixtec, Mixteco de Santiago Nuyoo; Nuyoo Mixtec; Southeastern Ocotepec Mixtec, Mixteco de Sanitago Nuyoo, Nuyoo Mixtec, Nuyoo Mixteco, Mixteco de Santiago Nuyoo, Southeastern Ocotepec Mixtec

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

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Population: 15,000

Global Population: 15,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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

Overview: The Southwestern Tlaxiaco Mixtec of Mexico, numbering 15,000, 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 Southwestern Tlaxiaco Mixtec. The primary religion practiced by the Southwestern Tlaxiaco 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

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Gospel Recordings: Available

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