Sinicahua Mixteco in Mexico

The Sinicahua Mixteco have only been reported in Mexico
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Introduction / History

Mixtec groups live in the mountains of Southern Mexico. They maintain a pre-Columbian language and culture. They have their own language, though most also speak Spanish. One of their subgroups is the Sinicahua.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Today the Sinicahua Mixtecs are usually subsistence farmers who grow corn, beans and squash. Their farming equipment is usually basic. They improve their diet through hunting and fishing. They go to the forests to collect things to sell in the markets. They sell woven and ceramic goods as well.

The culture of the Mixtec is both hierarchical and patriarchal. Those who move to the US usually maintain very strong cultural, family, and financial ties to their communities of origin. Most are oral learners and do not read or write in their own language.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The primary religion practiced by the Sinicahua Mixtec people is a form of folk Catholicism. They revere Catholic saints, nature spirits and their ancestors, whom they believe are the guardians of Mixtec ways. They have regular fiestas to honor and revere their gods and patron saints.


What Are Their Needs?

The Mixtec people need to put their trust and identity in the hands of the loving God of Creation who sent his son to make it possible for them to enter the Kingdom of God.


Prayer Points

Pray for a "Book of Acts" type of movement to Christ among the Sinicahua Mixtec.

Pray God will have mercy on the Sinicahua Mixtec, doing whatever it takes to place them in a position to receive him.

Pray for the Lord to send his ambassadors to the Sinicahua Mixtecos.

Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.


Scripture Prayers for the Mixteco, Sinicahua in Mexico.


References

https://www.christianaid.org/missions-insider/2020-tribal-womans-dreams-present-daunting-evil/

https://www.peoplegroups.info/site/PeopleGroupHighlight/id/546/name/Mixtec%2C+Mixtepec/sort/state

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixtec_Culture

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Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Mixteco, Sinicahua
People Name in Country Mixteco, Sinicahua
Natural Name Sinicahua Mixteco
Pronunciation see-nee-KAH-wah meeks-TEH-koh
Alternate Names Mixteco; Mixteco, Sinicahua, Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca; Sinicahua; Sinicahua Mixtec
Population this Country 1,800
Population all Countries 1,800
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 3
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 14197
ROP3 Code 109307
ROP25 Code 305513
ROP25 Name Mixtec
Country Mexico
Region America, Latin
Continent North America
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 37  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Oaxaca state: Tlaxiaco district, Sinicahua municipality, San Antonio Sinicahua and Siniyucu.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Mexico
Region America, Latin
Continent North America
10/40 Window No
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 37  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Oaxaca state: Tlaxiaco district, Sinicahua municipality, San Antonio Sinicahua and Siniyucu..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.15 %)
95.00 %
Ethnic Religions
2.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
3.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Mixtec, Sinicahua (1,800 speakers)
Language Code xti   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Mixtec, Sinicahua (1,800 speakers)
Language Code xti   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Mixtec, Sinicahua

Primary Language:  Mixtec, Sinicahua

Bible Translation Status:  Translation Needed

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Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
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