Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Zapotec

Language: Zoogocho Zapotec - (zpq)

Alternate Name(s): S Bart Zoogocho Zapotec, serrano, del sureste medio, Villa Alta Zapotec, (zpq)Zoogocho, Villa Alta Zapotec, Zapoteco de San Bartolome Zoogocho, Zapoteco, Zapoteco de Yatzachi, Zapoteco de Yatzachi, Zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho; Villa Alta Zapotec; Zapoteco de Yatzachi, (zav)Yatzachi. AltNames: Zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Zoogocho, Zapoteco de San Bartolome Zoogocho, San Bartolome, Zapotec, San Bartolome Zoogocho

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

Also found in: United States

Population: 4,500

Global Population: 5,900

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical

Overview: The Zoogocho-Yatzachi Zapotec of Mexico, numbering 4,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Zapotec people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 5,900 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Zoogocho Zapotec. The primary religion practiced by the Zoogocho-Yatzachi 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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