Magdalena Penasco Mixteco in Mexico

The Magdalena Penasco 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, Magdalena Penasco Mixtec, though most also speak Spanish. They live in Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Today the Magdalena Penasco 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 Magdalena Penasco 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 Magdalena Penasco 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 Magdalena Penasco Mixtec.

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

Ask God to open the hearts of the Magdalena Penasco Mixtec to the gospel.

Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.


Scripture Prayers for the Mixteco, Magdalena Penasco 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, Magdalena Penasco
People Name in Country Mixteco, Magdalena Penasco
Natural Name Magdalena Penasco Mixteco
Pronunciation mahg-dah-LAYN-ah payn-YAH-skoh meeks-TEH-koh
Alternate Names Magdalena Penasco; Magdalena Penasco Mixtec; Mixteco; Mixteco, San Magdalena Penasco; Mixteco, Santa Magdalena Penasco, Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca
Population this Country 9,000
Population all Countries 9,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 3
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3 14704
ROP3 Code 108614
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, San Agustín Tlacotepec, San Cristobal Amoltepec, San Mateo Peñasco, and Santa María Magdalena Peñasco municipalities.   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, San Agustín Tlacotepec, San Cristobal Amoltepec, San Mateo Peñasco, and Santa María Magdalena Peñasco municipalities..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016

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Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 2.00 %)
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, Magdalena Penasco (9,000 speakers)
Language Code xtm   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Mixtec, Magdalena Penasco (9,000 speakers)
Language Code xtm   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Mixtec, Magdalena Penasco
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Profile Source Joshua Project 
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