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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 an indigenous ethnic group of Aztec ancestry native to Mexico. 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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1 film

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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

For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?
readPsalm 18:31

As people look to their own efforts for hope, pray they will have the opportunity to learn and believe in the Lord, who is the only Rock worthy of their faith.

Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
readPsalm 67:5

While there are many who do not yet praise God, pray that He will work in their lives, advance the gospel among them, and bring many to saving faith in Christ.

No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God.
readRomans 4:20

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will not waver but will grow strong in their belief, knowing that the Lord rewards those who seek Him.

For as we share abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.
read2 Corinthians 1:5

When any who might believe suffer for the sake of the gospel, ask God to deepen their understanding of His grace so that they may share it freely with those who have not received it.

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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