People group profile · PG039161
The Southeastern Triqui of Mexico
The Southeastern Triqui of Mexico, numbering about 12,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community 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 Chicahuaxtla Triqui.
Fast facts
- Country
- Mexico
- Population
- 12,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Mixtec
- Primary language
- Chicahuaxtla Triqui (trs)
- 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
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Central America, Americas
- Location
- Oaxaca: Tlaxiaco district, San José Xochistlán; Putla district, Santo Domingo del Estado
Where they live
Gospel status
The Southeastern Triqui 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 Southeastern Triqui
- 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
88% adherents
Primary language
Chicahuaxtla Triqui · Otomanguean family
87% speak Chicahuaxtla Triqui
Gospel resources in Chicahuaxtla Triqui
- Bible available, published 1968
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- Unión Nacional de Traductores Indígenas A.C. · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Southeastern Triqui
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
Trique, Chicahuaxtla in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108592) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Triqui | United States | 1,200 | No Longer Unreached |
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