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The Copala Triqui of Mexico

The Copala Triqui of Mexico, numbering approximately 33,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Oto-Manguean people of San Juan Copala in western Oaxaca, Mexico, whose language split from Mixtec roughly 3,500 years ago and whose mountain isolation during Spanish colonization preserved their autonomous social organization. They mostly adhere to Animism and Copala Triqui is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Mexico
People Cluster: Mixtec
Primary Language(s): Copala Triqui (trc)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 33,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG039162
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

85%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Copala Triqui
Language Family: Otomanguean

86%
%
Triqui, Copala Speakers

Media Resources in Copala Triqui:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Copala Triqui:

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1 entry

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Copala 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 Copala 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 Copala Triqui of Mexico

Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.
readJerremiah 32:17

Pray that the God who made the heavens and the earth by the power of His outstretched arm, the One who is able to save those who are lost, will show His great love and mercy to those who are walking in darkness.

...And that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
readLuke 24:47

Pray that the message of repentance and forgiveness through Jesus will reach everyone.

But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings, sometimes being publicly exposed to reproach and affliction, and sometimes being partners with those so treated.
readHebrews 10:32-33

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember the day of their salvation and persevere in their faith despite hardships and suffering.

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
readActs 17:30

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will boldly and lovingly declare that God commands all people everywhere to repent.

Trique, Copala Across Countries (ROP3 - 108607) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Copala TriquiPG049291Copala TriquiUnited States6,700No Longer UnreachedCopala TriquiAnimism
Copala TriquiPG039162Copala TriquiMexico33,500No Longer UnreachedCopala TriquiAnimism

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