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The Central Nahuatl have only been reported in Mexico

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Population

102,000

Main Language

Nahuatl, Central

Largest Religion

Christianity 95.0%

Christian

50-100% ●

Evangelical

2-5% ●

Progress

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster or country. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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People Name General	Nahuatl, Central
People Name in Country	Nahuatl, Central
Natural Name	Central Nahuatl
Pronunciation	sen-TRAHL NAH-wahtl
Alternate Names	Central Aztec; Nahuatl
Population this Country	102,000
Population all Countries	102,000
Total Countries	1
Indigenous	Yes
Progress Scale
Unreached	No
Frontier	No
GSEC	4 (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3	11115
ROP3 Code	101910

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	Latin-Caribbean Americans
People Cluster	Aztec
People Group	Nahuatl, Central

Affinity Bloc	Latin-Caribbean Americans
People Cluster	Aztec
People Group	Nahuatl, Central
Ethnic Code	MIR37a

Geography

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Country	Mexico
Region	America, Latin
Continent	North America
10/40 Window	No
National Bible Society	Website
Persecution Rank	30 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country	Tlaxcala and Puebla states. Source: Ethnologue 2016

Country	Mexico
Region	America, Latin
Continent	North America
10/40 Window	No
National Bible Society	Website
Persecution Rank	30 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country	Tlaxcala and Puebla states.. Source: Ethnologue 2016

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Religion

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Primary Religion:

Christianity

Major Religion ▲	Estimated Percent
Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity	95.00 %
Ethnic Religions	2.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	0.00 %
Judaism	0.00 %
Non-Religious	3.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Sikhism	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Languages

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Primary Language

Nahuatl, Central

Ethnologue Language Code

nhn

Ethnologue Language Familly

Uto-Aztecan

Glottolog Language Family

Uto-Aztecan

Written / Published

Unknown

Total Languages

Secondary Languages

Spanish

Primary Language	Nahuatl, Central
Ethnologue Language Code	nhn
Ethnologue Language Familly	Uto-Aztecan
Glottolog Language Family	Uto-Aztecan
Written / Published	Unknown
Total Languages	2
Secondary Languages
	Spanish

Resources

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Primary Language: Nahuatl, Central

Bible Translation Status: Unspecified

Resource Type ▲	Resource Name	Source
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network

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