The Chatino are a pre-Columbian indigenous people whose communities of origin are located in the Southern portion of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. The Chatinos have close cultural and linguistic ties with the Zapotec people, whose languages form the other branch of the Zapotecan language family. Chatinos call their language cha'cña, which means "difficult word." It is recognized as a national language in Mexico, and it has three major dialects, including Sierra Oriental.
Like most indigenous peoples of southern Mexico, the Sierra Oriental Chatinos are agricultural. They grow corn, beans, squash, tomatoes and chilis. Eggs and chicken as their sources of protein. The Chatinos prefer to live together in villages rather than have their farms scattered in this mountainous region.
They grow coffee as a cash crop. This has replaced earning their cash through baskets, blankets and pottery.
The Chatino peoples wear either traditional or modern clothes. Their homes are usually made using adobe and tiles.
Fortunately, there are small airports and schools nearby. Chatino children are able to get schooling through high school thanks to government schools.
The Sierra Oriental Chatino practice a mix of Catholic rituals and traditional religious practices that originated long before contact with the Spanish. Alongside Roman Catholic practices, they believe in many gods such as the Holy Grandmother, Holy Father Sun and Holy Mother Moon. They have traditional gods for water, rain, wind, fire and the mountains. They also believe in the "keytone," or animal spirit, that accompanies a person. Some practice witchcraft and divination. The region of Juquila, Oaxaca, where the Chatino originate from, is the center of worship of the "Virgin of Juquila."
The Chatino peoples need to put Jesus Christ at the center of their spiritual lives. Saints, spirits and witchcraft are a poor substitute for the King of kings. They need freedom from the fear of spirits that are no match for the power of Christ.
Pray for all Chatino subgroups to put Jesus Christ first in their spiritual lives.
Pray for Mexican Bible believers to go as Christ’s ambassadors to the Chatino peoples.
Pray for Sierra Oriental Chatino disciples to make other disciples who will make even more disciples.
Praise God that the Chatino people are engaging with their New Testament translation!
Scripture Prayers for the Chatino, Sierra Oriental in Mexico.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Chatino
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatinos
https://dbpedia.org/page/Chatinos
https://www.peoplegroups.info/site/PeopleGroupHighlight/id/521/name/Chatino%2C+Yaitepec
https://www.wycliffe.org/prayer/articles/
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Chatino, Sierra Oriental |
People Name in Country | Chatino, Sierra Oriental |
Natural Name | Sierra Oriental Chatino |
Pronunciation | see-AIR-ah oh-dee-en-TAHL chah-TEE-noh |
Alternate Names | Chatino; Chatino, Lachao-Yolotepec; Chatino, Yolotepec Lachao; Juquila; Lachao-Yo; Lachao-Yolotepec Chatino; Oaxaca |
Population this Country | 2,300 |
Population all Countries | 2,300 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 3 ● |
Unreached | No |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 4 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | |
People ID | 11310 |
ROP3 Code | 102040 |
Country | Mexico | ||
Region | America, Latin | ||
Continent | North America | ||
10/40 Window | No | ||
National Bible Society | Website | ||
Persecution Rank | 38 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||
Location in Country | Oaxaca state: Juquila district, Lachao Pueblo Nuevo, and Santa María Yolotepec villages. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Country | Mexico |
Region | America, Latin |
Continent | North America |
10/40 Window | No |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 38 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Location in Country | Oaxaca state: Juquila district, Lachao Pueblo Nuevo, and Santa María Yolotepec villages.. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Primary Religion: | Christianity |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 0.40 %) |
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 | Chatino, Eastern Highland | |||
Language Code | cly Ethnologue Listing | |||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||
Total Languages | 2 | |||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Chatino, Eastern Highland |
Language Code | cly Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 2 |
Secondary Languages | |
Spanish | |
People Groups | Speaking Chatino, Eastern Highland |
Primary Language: Chatino, Eastern Highland
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (2001-2012) |
Bible-Complete | No |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name | Source |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
Audio Recordings | Online Audio Scripture | Talking Bibles |
General | Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text, audio, video | Faith Comes by Hearing |
General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
Photo Source | Lon&Queta - Flickr Creative Commons |
Profile Source | Joshua Project |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |