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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The North Central Mixe of Mexico

The North Central Mixe of Mexico, numbering approximately 77,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Mexico They are an Indigenous people, with Mixe as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Mixe people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and North Central Mixe is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2025). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: North Central Mixe

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Mexico
People Cluster: Mixe
Primary Language(s): North Central Mixe (neq)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 77,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG039103
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

82%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: North Central Mixe
Language Family: Mixe-Zoque

89%
%
Mixe, North Central Speakers

Media Resources in North Central Mixe:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in North Central Mixe:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2008 Bible League International✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the North Central Mixe bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The North Central Mixe 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 North Central Mixe:
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 North Central Mixe of Mexico

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
readPsalm 73:26

Pray that those who are lost and struggling to find hope will find their strength and hope in God, recognizing Him as their portion and deliverer forever.

Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. Heal the sick in it and say to them, "the kingdom of God has come near to you."
readLuke 10:8-9

Pray that the lost will receive messengers of the gospel with joy, turn from their sins, and be healed.

The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
read2 Corinthians 9:6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember the principle of sowing and reaping, and be generous in their giving and serving, knowing that they will reap a generous harvest.

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
readIsaiah 58:7

As believers cross cultures to share the good news of Christ, pray that God will sustain them and grow their faith as He gives them the compassion necessary to minister well to those in need.

Mixe, North Central Across Countries (ROP3 - 114901) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
North Central MixePG039103North Central MixeMexico77,500No Longer UnreachedNorth Central MixeFolk Catholicism

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