Mocho in Mexico people group profile

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The Mocho have only been reported in Mexico

★ This people group’s population is unknown or estimated to be extremely small. This people group may have assimilated into larger surrounding groups and may no longer be recognizable as a distinct group. To ensure every people group is represented, Joshua Project includes unknown and very small population people groups until on-site research determines they do not exist. More info at Small People Group Policy. ★

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Population

100

Main Language

Mocho

Largest Religion

Christianity 95.0%

Christian

50-100% ●

Evangelical

10-50% ●

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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General Info

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People Name General	Mocho
People Name in Country	Mocho
Pronunciation	MOH-cho
Alternate Names	Chiapas; Motozintleco
Population this Country	100
Population all Countries	100
Total Countries	1
Indigenous	Yes
Progress Scale
Unreached	No
Frontier	No
GSEC	6 (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3	13755
ROP3 Code	106696

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	Latin-Caribbean Americans
People Cluster	Maya
People Group	Mocho

Affinity Bloc	Latin-Caribbean Americans
People Cluster	Maya
People Group	Mocho
Ethnic Code	MIR37b

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	Chiapas state: Motozintla and Tuzantán on Guatemala-Mexico border. 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	Chiapas state: Motozintla and Tuzantán on Guatemala-Mexico border.. 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

Mocho

Ethnologue Language Code

mhc

Ethnologue Language Familly

Mayan

Glottolog Language Family

Mayan

Written / Published

Unknown

Total Languages

Secondary Languages

Spanish

Primary Language	Mocho
Ethnologue Language Code	mhc
Ethnologue Language Familly	Mayan
Glottolog Language Family	Mayan
Written / Published	Unknown
Total Languages	2
Secondary Languages
	Spanish

Resources

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Primary Language: Mocho

Bible Translation Status: Unspecified

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

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