• PEOPLE NAME: YAITEPEC CHATINO OF MEXICO

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PEID: 39051

ROP: 110929

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Zapotec

Language: Western Highland Chatino - (ctp)

Alternate Name(s): Yaitepec Chatino; dialect of Chatino, Yaitepec Chatino, dialect of Chatino, Yaitepec, Juquila, Western Highland

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

Also found in: United States

Population: 6,200

Global Population: 6,750


PEID: 39051

ROP: 110929

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity


Overview: The Yaitepec Chatino of Mexico, numbering 6,200, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Zapotec people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 6,750 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Western Highland Chatino. The primary religion practiced by the Yaitepec Chatino 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.


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