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Pame languages

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The Pame languages are a group in the Oto-Pamean branch of the Oto-Manguean family, spoken by around 12,000 Pame people in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosi and in Puebla. Northern Pame and Central Pame each have roughly 6,000 speakers, while Southern Pame is extinct, last documented in the mid-twentieth century.

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Region
San Luis Potosi, Mexico 1
Speaker Count
12,000 1
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1. Pame languages, Wikipedia
  • Distribution and languages section
    two living varieties of Pame both spoken in the state of San Luis Potosí
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence
    spoken by around 12,000 Pame people in the state of San Luis Potosí
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Wikidata: Pame languages
Wikidata Q3042994, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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