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Mixtec

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The Mixtec languages belong to the Mixtecan group of the Oto-Manguean language family. Mixtec is spoken in Mexico and is closely related to Trique and Cuicatec. The varieties of Mixtec are spoken by over half a million people. Depending on the criteria for distinguishing dialects from languages, there may be as few as a dozen or as many as fifty-three Mixtec languages.

Facts
Region
Oaxaca, Puebla and Guerrero, Mexico, the region known as La Mixteca 1
Speaker Count
530,000 1
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Sources
1. Mixtec language - Wikipedia
  • Distribution section
    The traditional range of the Mixtec languages is the region known as La Mixteca, which is shared by the states of Oaxaca, Puebla and Guerrero.
  • Infobox
    Native speakers: 530,000 in Mexico (2020 census)
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Wikidata: Mixtec
Wikidata Q36363, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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