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
RegionOaxaca, Puebla and Guerrero, Mexico, the region known as La Mixteca 1 Speaker Count In the Other Atlases
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)
View the SourceWikidata: Mixtec
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