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The Yaitepec Chatino of United States

The Yaitepec Chatino of United States, numbering approximately 600 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of United States; a dialect subgroup of Western Highland Chatino (ctp). They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Western Highland Chatino is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Yaitepec Chatino

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Zapotec
Primary Language(s): Western Highland Chatino (ctp)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 600
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG049270
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

95%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Western Highland Chatino
Language Family: Otomanguean

100%
%
Chatino, Western Highland Speakers

Media Resources in Western Highland Chatino:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Western Highland Chatino:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1992 The Bible League✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Western Highland Chatino bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Yaitepec Chatino 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 Yaitepec Chatino:
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 Yaitepec Chatino of United States

I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,' and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.
readPsalm 32:5

Pray those who are lost will realize their sin, confess their iniquity, and grow in their understanding of salvation through faith in Christ alone.

Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near.
readIsaiah 55:6

Pray that the lost will seek the Lord while He may be found and call upon Him while He is near, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.
readPsalm 51:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Him, and God will help them to proclaim His praise and declare His goodness all day long.

Being then God's offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man.
readActs 17:29

Pray that God will send out laborers to tell people of the one true God and, as the good news is shared, bring about repentance and belief as they turn from idols and follow Jesus.

Chatino, Yaitepec Across Countries (ROP3 - 110929) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
Yaitepec ChatinoPG039051Yaitepec ChatinoMexico6,700Engaged yet UnreachedWestern Highland ChatinoFolk Catholicism
Yaitepec ChatinoPG049270Yaitepec ChatinoUnited States600Engaged yet UnreachedWestern Highland ChatinoRoman Catholicism

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