People group profile · PG039126
The Southwestern Tlaxiaco Mixtec of Mexico
The Southwestern Tlaxiaco Mixtec of Mexico, numbering about 15,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethno-linguistic subgroup of the Mixtec, an indigenous Mesoamerican people of Mexico.
They are an indigenous people in the Mixtec people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Catholicism, and they primarily speak Southwestern Tlaxiaco Mixtec.
Fast facts
- Country
- Mexico
- Population
- 15,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Mixtec
- Primary language
- Southwestern Tlaxiaco Mixtec (meh)
- Primary religion
- Folk Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Region
- Central America, Americas
- Location
- Oaxaca state
Where they live
Gospel status
The Southwestern Tlaxiaco Mixtec are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Southwestern Tlaxiaco Mixtec
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Folk Catholicism · Christianity
93% adherents
Primary language
Southwestern Tlaxiaco Mixtec · Otomanguean family
91% speak Southwestern Tlaxiaco Mixtec
Gospel resources in Southwestern Tlaxiaco Mixtec
- Bible available, published 2023
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Southwestern Tlaxiaco Mixtec
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
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