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The Southeastern Triqui of Mexico

The Southeastern Triqui of Mexico, numbering approximately 12,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Mexico. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Chicahuaxtla Triqui is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Triqui, Southeastern

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Mexico
People Cluster: Mixtec
Primary Language(s): Chicahuaxtla Triqui (trs)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 12,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG039161
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Pray for the Southeastern Triqui of Mexico

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

88%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chicahuaxtla Triqui
Language Family: Otomanguean

87%
%
Triqui, Chicahuaxtla Speakers

Media Resources in Chicahuaxtla Triqui:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Chicahuaxtla Triqui:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Unión Nacional de Traductores Indígenas A.C.✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Chicahuaxtla Triqui bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Southeastern Triqui 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 Southeastern Triqui:
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 Southeastern Triqui of Mexico

Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
read1 John 3:8

Pray for those living in darkness to recognize the destructive power of sin and the victory Christ has won over it.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy.
readRomans 9:16

Pray that the merciful God who is at work in people's hearts will advance His gospel among them.

Sanctify them in the truth, your word is truth.
readJohn 17:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will experience freedom from sin as God sanctifies them in the truth of His Word.

Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
readIsaiah 43:19

Praise the God who is able to make a way forward, even when it seems impossible. Ask Him to do a new thing among this people group specifically and among the nations, raising up believers to go and share the gospel with individuals and places where it has not flourished before.

Trique, Chicahuaxtla Across Countries (ROP3 - 108592) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
Southeastern TriquiPG039161Southeastern TriquiMexico12,000No Longer UnreachedChicahuaxtla TriquiFolk Catholicism
Southeastern TriquiPG049290Southeastern TriquiUnited States1,200No Longer UnreachedChicahuaxtla TriquiRoman Catholicism

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