Totonaca, Sierra in Mexico people group profile

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The Sierra Totonaca have only been reported in Mexico

Photo Source: Miguel Aguirre

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Population

218,000

Main Language

Totonac, Highland

Largest Religion

Christianity 97.00%

Christian

97.00%

Evangelical

10.00%

Progress

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

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - 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 presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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People Name General	Totonaca, Sierra
People Name in Country	Totonaca, Sierra
Natural Name	Sierra Totonaca
Pronunciation	see-AIR-ah toh-toh-NAH-kah
Alternate Names	Highland Totonac; Totonaco de la Sierra
Population this Country	218,000
Population all Countries	218,000
Total Countries	1
Indigenous	Yes
Progress Scale	4 ●
Unreached	No
Frontier People Group	No
GSEC	6 (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed
PeopleID3	12099
ROP3 Code	103774

Ethnicity

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Affinity Bloc	Latin-Caribbean Americans
People Cluster	Central American Indigenous, other
People Group	Totonaca, Sierra

Affinity Bloc	Latin-Caribbean Americans
People Cluster	Central American Indigenous, other
People Group	Totonaca, Sierra
Ethnic Code	MIR37z

Geography

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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	Veracruz state: Acatlán municipality, southwest of Pozo Rico; Puebla state: Francisco Z. Mena municipaliy. 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	Veracruz state: Acatlán municipality, southwest of Pozo Rico; Puebla state: Francisco Z. Mena municipaliy.. Source: Ethnologue 2016

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Religion

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Primary Religion:

Christianity

Major Religion ▲	Percent
Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity (Evangelical 10.00 %)	97.00 %
Ethnic Religions	3.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	0.00 %
Non-Religious	0.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Languages

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Primary Language

Totonac, Highland

Language Code

tos Ethnologue Listing

Language Written

Yes ScriptSource Listing

Total Languages

Secondary Languages

Spanish

Primary Language	Totonac, Highland
Language Code	tos Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages	2
Secondary Languages
	Spanish
People Groups	Speaking Totonac, Highland

Resources

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Primary Language: Totonac, Highland

Bible Translation ▲	Status (Years)
Bible-Portions	Yes (1946-2000)
Bible-New Testament	Yes (1959-2009)
Bible-Complete	No
FCBH NT (www.bible.is)	Online
YouVersion NT (www.bible.com)	Online

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Resource Type ▲	Resource Name	Source
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Totonac, Highland	Jesus Film Project
Film / Video	World Christian Videos	World Christian Videos
General	Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video	Faith Comes by Hearing
General	Scripture Earth Gospel resources links	Scripture Earth
General	YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio	YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App	Android Bible app direct APK download	SIL
Mobile App	Android Bible App: Totonac Sierra - Bible	Wycliffe Bible Translators
Mobile App	Android Bible app: Totonac, Highland	YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App	Download audio Bible app as APK file	Faith Comes by Hearing
Mobile App	Download audio Bible app from Google Play Store	Faith Comes by Hearing
Mobile App	iOS Bible app direct APK download	SIL
Mobile App	iOS Bible app: Totonac, Highland	YouVersion Bibles
Text / Printed Matter	Download scripture in this language	eBible.org

Sources

Photo Source	Miguel Aguirre
Data Sources	Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more.

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