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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Zenzontepec Chatino of United States

The Zenzontepec Chatino of United States, numbering approximately 2,200 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as a Mesoamerican ethnic group indigenous to the Mexican state of Oaxaca They are an Diaspora people, with Chatino as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Zapotec people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Zenzontepec Chatino is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Zapotec
Primary Language(s): Zenzontepec Chatino (czn)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 2,200
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG049326
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

97%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Zenzontepec Chatino
Language Family: Otomanguean

89%
%
Chatino, Zenzontepec Speakers

Media Resources in Zenzontepec Chatino:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Zenzontepec Chatino:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Zenzontepec 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 Zenzontepec 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 Zenzontepec Chatino of United States

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
readMatthew 9:36

Pray that those who have no hope and are in need of a Savior will be comforted by the Good Shepherd, who seeks to gather the lost and weary into His care.

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.
readIsaiah 30:21

As the lost in this people group seek to know the truth of who God is, pray that the Spirit of God will draw them to Himself and guide them in the way they should go.

For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.
readHebrews 10:36

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will patiently endure suffering and hardships and do God's will so that they may receive what He has promised.

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
readMatthew 28:19-20

Ask God to bring people among this group to faith in Jesus who will be obedient to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them and teaching them to obey all that Christ has commanded.

Chatino, Zenzontepec Across Countries (ROP3 - 111169) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Zenzontepec ChatinoPG039053Zenzontepec ChatinoMexico22,000Engaged yet UnreachedZenzontepec ChatinoFolk Catholicism
Zenzontepec ChatinoPG049326Zenzontepec ChatinoUnited States2,200Engaged yet UnreachedZenzontepec ChatinoRoman Catholicism

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