Santa Lucia Monteverde Mixtec Portions (MDVWBT)

Overview

This publication contains Scripture portions in the Santa Lucia Monteverde Mixtec language (ISO 639-3: mdv), including Genesis, Jonah, and the Gospel of Mark. The text translation was copyrighted in 2009 by Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. [1] Santa Lucia Monteverde Mixtec is an Otomanguean language spoken by approximately 7,200 people in the Oaxaca region of Mexico. [2] A Mixtec Monteverde Bible app is available with the Gospel of Mark audio included. [1]

Language and People

Santa Lucia Monteverde Mixtec is one of the many Mixtec language varieties spoken in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. [3] It belongs to the Otomanguean language family. The language is classified as endangered. [3] The community is predominantly Christian, though the Joshua Project classifies them as "superficially reached," indicating a need for mother-tongue Scripture resources. [2]

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