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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Tenango Nahuatl of United States

The Tenango Nahuatl of United States, numbering approximately 7,800 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an indigenous ethnic group of Aztec ancestry native to Mexico They are an Diaspora people, with Nahuatl as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Aztec people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Aztec
Primary Language(s): Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl (nhi)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 7,800
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG047178
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

94%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl
Language Family: Uto-Aztecan

100%
%
Nahuatl, Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Speakers

Media Resources in Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl:

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1 entry

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Or check out the Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Tenango Nahuatl 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 Tenango Nahuatl:
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 Tenango Nahuatl of United States

The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.
readProverbs 4:19

Pray that lost people will accept salvation through Christ, turn from destruction, and experience joy in the way of righteousness.

The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
readPsalm 146:9

Pray for God to watch over people, wherever they are, and cause them to meet believers who will share the gospel with them clearly and lovingly.

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
readMatthew 5:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be humble and give glory to God through their good deeds.

Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stand by night in the house of the LORD!
readPsalm 134:1

Pray that God will raise up believers among them who are in awe of Him and that, in service to Him, they will share the gospel with others so that they too may bless the Lord!

Nahuatl, Tenango Across Countries (ROP3 - 114873) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Tenango NahuatlPG047178Tenango NahuatlUnited States7,800Engaged yet UnreachedZacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla NahuatlRoman Catholicism

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