Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Zapotec

Language: Mixtepec Zapotec - (zpm)

Alternate Name(s): Zapoteco de Santiago Lapaguía, Zapoteco de San Juan Mixtepec, Zapoteco de Lapaguía-Guivini, (zpm)Mixtepec, Santiago Lapaguia Zapotec, Zapoteco de San Juan Mixtepec, Santiago Lapaguia Zapotec, Mixtepec Zapotec, Zapoteco de San Juan Mixtepec, Zapoteco de Lapaguía-Guivini, Zapoteco de Santiago Lapaguía, (ztl)Lapaguía-Guivini. AltNames: Eastern Miahuatlán Zapotec, Eastern Miahuatlán Zapotec

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

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Population: 7,800

Global Population: 7,800

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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

Overview: The Eastern Miahuatlan Zapotec of Mexico, numbering 7,800, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Zapotec people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Mexico. Their primary language is Mixtepec Zapotec. The primary religion practiced by the Eastern Miahuatlan Zapotec 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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