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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Zenzontepec Chatino of United States

The Zenzontepec Chatino of United States, numbering approximately 2,200 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Mesoamerican ethnic group indigenous to the Mexican state of Oaxaca. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Zenzontepec Chatino is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Zenzontepec Chatino

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Zapotec
Primary Language(s): Zenzontepec Chatino (czn)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 2,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG049326
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

97%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Zenzontepec Chatino
Language Family: Otomanguean

89%
%
Chatino, Zenzontepec Speakers

Media Resources in Zenzontepec Chatino:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Zenzontepec Chatino:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Zenzontepec Chatino are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Zenzontepec Chatino:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Zenzontepec Chatino of United States

But he said, "What is impossible with man is possible with God."
readLuke 18:27

Praise God that He is the God of impossible things and that He is able to save even those who seem beyond hope.

Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth!
readPsalm 96:9

Pray that many who do not yet know Jesus will come to know Him and worship Him in the splendor of His holiness.

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
readPsalm 121:1-2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and experience hardship, God will remind them that their help comes from the One who made heaven and earth and that He is powerful to meet their needs.

The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
readJohn 1:9-10

Pray for those God might send to share the gospel here. Ask that they will grow closer to Jesus and be compelled to share His good news with people who don't know it.

Chatino, Zenzontepec Across Countries (ROP3 - 111169) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Zenzontepec ChatinoPG039053Zenzontepec ChatinoMexico22,000Engaged yet UnreachedZenzontepec ChatinoFolk Catholicism
Zenzontepec ChatinoPG049326Zenzontepec ChatinoUnited States2,200Engaged yet UnreachedZenzontepec ChatinoRoman Catholicism

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