• PEOPLE NAME: SOUTHEASTERN TRIQUI OF MEXICO

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By Kerry Olson

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PEID: 39161

ROP: 108592

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Mixtec

Language: Chicahuaxtla Triqui - (trs)

Alternate Name(s): San Martín Itunyoso Trique, Chicahuaxtla Trique, Triqui de San Martín Itunyoso, Triqui de San Andrés Chicahuaxtla, Triqui de San Andres Chicahuaxtla, Chicahuaxtla Trique

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

Also found in: United States

Population: 11,500

Global Population: 12,600


PEID: 39161

ROP: 108592

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Southeastern Triqui of Mexico, numbering 11,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Mixtec people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 12,600 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Chicahuaxtla Triqui. The primary religion practiced by the Southeastern Triqui is folk Catholicism, characterized by local expressions of faith that combine Catholic traditions with local animistic rituals, resulting in syncretized forms of Catholicism that diverge from official church doctrine and practice.


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