Apasco y Apoala Mixteco in Mexico

The Apasco y Apoala Mixteco have only been reported in Mexico
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Largest Religion
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Introduction / History

In the mountains of south-eastern Mexico, although others call them "people of the rain," there is little rainfall in the highlands where the Apoala Mixtec people live. They struggle to eke out a living from the poor soil. Most families exhaust their limited food supplies long before the next harvest.

Tradition traces Apoala ancestry to a mythical tree, called stinuu, from which they believe Mixtec people descended. The same traditional stories credit spirits flying on the wind in four directions to establish the Mixtec civilization.

Most of these people have never had reason to need literacy and prefer to communicate orally.

Women carry the primary responsibility for Mixtec homes and families — they cut firewood, wash clothes far away in a creek, wake before the sun comes up to make tortillas for their families' daily sustenance, tend goats or sheep, take care of children and maintain their homes. Men plow the fields and tend their oxen. They habitually enjoy easy access to alcohol, which perpetuates dysfunctional relationships.

Neighboring groups often shun the Mixtec, who sense this prejudice and live under some degree of shame regarding their language and culture.


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Scripture Prayers for the Mixteco, Apasco y Apoala in Mexico.


Profile Source:   Anonymous  

People Name General Mixteco, Apasco y Apoala
People Name in Country Mixteco, Apasco y Apoala
Natural Name Apasco y Apoala Mixteco
Pronunciation ah-PAHS-koh ee ah-poh-AH-lah meeks-TEH-koh
Alternate Names Mixtec, Santiago Apoala; Mixteco, Apasco and Apoala, Nochixtlan; Mixteco, Apoala; Mixteco, Santiago Apoala
Population this Country 15,000
Population all Countries 15,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 3
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 4  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 13745
ROP3 Code 106680
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: Jocotipac, Nduayaco, San Miguel Chicahua, San Miguel Huautla, Santa María Apasco and other towns.   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: Jocotipac, Nduayaco, San Miguel Chicahua, San Miguel Huautla, Santa María Apasco and other towns..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Christianity
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 2.00 %)
96.00 %
Ethnic Religions
2.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
2.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Mixtec, Apasco-Apoala (15,000 speakers)
Language Code mip   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Mixtec, Apasco-Apoala (15,000 speakers)
Language Code mip   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Mixtec, Apasco-Apoala

Primary Language:  Mixtec, Apasco-Apoala

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1966)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (2016)
Bible-Complete No
FCBH NT (www.bible.is) Online
Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
World Bibles
Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
World Bible Finder
Virtual Storehouse
Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Mixtec, Apasco-Apoala Jesus Film Project
General Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video Faith Comes by Hearing
General Gospel resources links Scripture Earth
Map Source Anonymous  
Profile Source Anonymous 
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