People group profile · PG039193
The Southeastern Puebla Nahuatl of Mexico
The Southeastern Puebla Nahuatl of Mexico, numbering about 295,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Nahua people of southeastern Puebla and neighboring Veracruz whose identity derives from the Aztec Nahua heritage and is expressed through the Tehuacan-Zongolica variety of the Nahuatl language.
They are an indigenous people in the Aztec people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Catholicism, and they primarily speak Southeastern Puebla Nahuatl.
Fast facts
- Country
- Mexico
- Population
- 295,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Aztec
- Primary language
- Southeastern Puebla Nahuatl (npl)
- 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
- Puebla: Tehuacán region, Chilac and San Sebastián Zinacatepec areas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Southeastern Puebla Nahuatl 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 Puebla Nahuatl
- 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
89% adherents
Primary language
Southeastern Puebla Nahuatl · Uto-Aztecan family
79% speak Southeastern Puebla Nahuatl
Gospel resources in Southeastern Puebla Nahuatl
- Bible available, published 2011
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Nahuatl, Southeast Puebla)
Bibles
- 2011 Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Southeastern Puebla Nahuatl
- 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.
Nahuatl, Southeastern Puebla in other countries
The same people (ROP3 107021) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Puebla Nahuatl | United States | 29,500 | No Longer Unreached |
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