Affinity Group: American Peoples
Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans
People Cluster: Mixtec
Language: Tijaltepec Mixtec - (xtl)
Alternate Name(s): Magdalena Peñasco, Mixtec, Mixteco Tijaltepec, Tijaltepec; Mixtec, Yucuañe, Sinicahua, Mixtec, Mixteco de San Pablo Tijaltepec, Tijaltepec, Mixteco de San Antonio Sinicahua, Mixtec, Mixteco de San Bartolomé Yucuañe, Yucuañe; Mixtec, Mixtec, Magdalena Peñasco; Mixtec
Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism
Country: Mexico
Also found in: United States
Population: 15,500
Global Population: 21,700
Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
Overview: The Central Tlaxiaco Mixtec of Mexico, numbering 15,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Mixtec people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 21,700 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Tijaltepec Mixtec. The primary religion practiced by the Central Tlaxiaco Mixtec is Roman Catholicism, the largest branch of the Christian church and one of the oldest religious institutions in the world. Roman Catholicism teaches that it is the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ and that its bishops are the successors of Christ.
Bible Translations: Not Available
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Gospel Recordings: Available
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