Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Zapotec

Language: Cajonos Zapotec - (zad)

Alternate Name(s): Zapoteco serrano, South Villa Alta Zapotec, Zapoteco de San Pedro Cajonos, Southern Villa Alta Zapotec, Zapoteco de Santa Ana Yareni, South Vill, Zapoteco de Teococuilco de Marcos Perez, Southern Villa Alta Zapotec; Zapoteco de San Pedro Cajonos, Zapoteco de San Pedro Cajonos, Southern Villa Alta Zapotec, Western Ixtlan Zapotec, Etla Zapotec, Zapotec, Zapoteco de San Pedro Cojonos, del sureste bajo

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

Also found in: United States

Population: 4,100

Global Population: 4,500

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Cajonos Zapotec of Mexico, numbering 4,100, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Zapotec people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 4,500 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Cajonos Zapotec. The primary religion practiced by the Cajonos Zapotec 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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