Affinity Group: American Peoples
Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans
People Cluster: Mixtec
Language: Northwest Oaxaca Mixtec - (mxa)
Alternate Name(s): Mixteco del Noroeste de Oaxaca, Mixteco de Yucuná; Mixteco del Noroeste de Oaxaca, Northwest Oaxaca Mixtec, Mixteco de Yucuná, Huajuapan Mixtec, Cacaloxtepec
Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism
Country: Mexico
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Population: 8,100
Global Population: 8,100
Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity
Overview: The Northwest Oaxaca Mixtec of Mexico, numbering 8,100, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Mixtec people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Mexico. Their primary language is Northwest Oaxaca Mixtec. The primary religion practiced by the Northwest Oaxaca 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: Available
Jesus Film: Available
Gospel Recordings: Available
Radio Broadcast: Not Available