Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Mixtec

Language: Tijaltepec Mixtec - (xtl)

Alternate Name(s): Magdalena Peñasco, Mixtec, Mixteco Tijaltepec, Tijaltepec; Mixtec, Yucuañe, Sinicahua, Mixtec, Mixteco de San Pablo Tijaltepec, Tijaltepec, Mixteco de San Antonio Sinicahua, Mixtec, Mixteco de San Bartolomé Yucuañe, Yucuañe; Mixtec, Mixtec, Magdalena Peñasco; Mixtec

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

Also found in: United States

Population: 15,500

Global Population: 21,700

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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

Overview: The Central Tlaxiaco Mixtec of Mexico, numbering 15,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Mixtec people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 21,700 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Tijaltepec Mixtec. The primary religion practiced by the Central 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.

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