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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Aloapam Zapotec of Mexico

The Aloapam Zapotec of Mexico, numbering approximately 2,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous people of southern Mexico, primarily concentrated in the state of Oaxaca, with a long history of cultural continuity from pre-Columbian times to the present. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Aloápam Zapotec is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: Zapotec, Aloapam

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Mexico
People Cluster: Zapotec
Primary Language(s): Aloápam Zapotec (zaq)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 2,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG039175
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Pray for the Aloapam Zapotec of Mexico

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

84%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Aloápam Zapotec
Language Family: Otomanguean

99%
%
Zapotec, Aloápam Speakers

Media Resources in Aloápam Zapotec:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Aloápam Zapotec:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2001 Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc✓✓
Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.✓✓✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Aloapam Zapotec are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Aloapam Zapotec:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Aloapam Zapotec of Mexico

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
readPsalm 51:17

Pray that those who want to achieve salvation through their works will be unsettled in their pursuit and that, with a broken spirit and contrite heart, they will trust in Christ.

For my eyes have seen your salvation that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples.
readLuke 2:30

Pray that the lost will see the salvation of God, and that they will trust in Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.

Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.
readMatthew 18:19

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they find other believers to pray with, and that they will trust God to answer their requests according to His will.

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
readEphesians 6:11

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will put on the full armor of God so that they will be able to stand against the schemes of the enemy.

Zapotec, Aloapam Across Countries (ROP3 - 108469) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Aloapam ZapotecPG039175Aloapam ZapotecMexico2,500No Longer UnreachedAloápam ZapotecFolk Catholicism

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