• PEOPLE NAME: SOUTHEASTERN PUEBLA NAHUATL OF MEXICO

Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Aztec

Language: Southeastern Puebla Nahuatl - (npl)

Alternate Name(s): Náhuatl del Sureste de Puebla, Tehuacán Náhuatl

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

Also found in: United States

Population: 282,000

Global Population: 310,000


PEID: 39193

ROP: 107021

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Southeastern Puebla Nahuatl of Mexico, numbering 282,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Aztec people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 310,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Southeastern Puebla Nahuatl. The primary religion practiced by the Southeastern Puebla Nahuatl 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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