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Chinantecan languages

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The Chinantec or Chinantecan languages constitute a branch of the Oto-Manguean family. Though traditionally considered a single language, Ethnologue lists 14 partially mutually unintelligible varieties of Chinantec, spoken by the indigenous Chinantec people who live in Oaxaca and Veracruz, Mexico.

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Region
Oaxaca and Veracruz, Mexico 1
Speaker Count
140,000 1
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1. Chinantecan languages - Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    The languages are spoken by the indigenous Chinantec people who live in Oaxaca and Veracruz, Mexico, especially in the districts of Cuicatlán, Ixtlán de Juárez, Tuxtepec and Choapan, and in Staten Island, New York.
  • Infobox, Native speakers
    Native speakers 140,000 (2020 census)
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Wikidata: Chinantecan languages
Wikidata Q35828, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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