Language Family

Totonac languages

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Totonac is a Totonacan language cluster of central Mexico, spoken by the Totonac people and recognized, though as a single language, among Mexico's roughly sixty other official indigenous languages. It is a Mesoamerican language showing many of the traits that define the Mesoamerican Linguistic Area.

Facts
Region
East central Mexico, between Puebla and Veracruz (Totonacapan) 2
Speaker Count
260,000 2
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Classification Confidence
Established 1
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Number of Languages
10 1
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Sources
1. Glottolog: Totonac (languoid record)
Glottolog
  • Languoid record: child_language_count
    "child_language_count": 10
  • Languoid record: level and category
    "level": "family", "bookkeeping": false, "category": "Family"
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2. Totonac language - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, Native speakers
    260,000 (2020 census)
  • Geographic distribution
    Totonacapan is located in east central Mexico between present day Puebla and Veracruz.
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Wikidata: Totonac languages
Wikidata Q36776, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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