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In addition to Spanish, the de-facto language spoken by 92.7% of the Mexican population, 63 Amerindian languages are recognized as national languages; these include Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya, Mixtec, Zapotec,Tzeltal Maya, Tzotzil Maya and Otomi. It is estimated 5.7% of the population speaks any one of these languages besides Spanish and 0.8% speaks only one of these Amerindian languages.
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What are some ingredients of indigenious foods?
WIKIPEDIA DEFINES INDIGENIOUS AS Indigenous means: belonging to a certain place. Therefore, any food could be considered indigenious in the part of the world in which they originated.
What are the top 5 languages in Mexico?
the most common language in Mexico is the Nahuatl language. Then comes Yucatec Maya; followed by Mixtec, Zapotec, and finally, Tzeltal Maya. Answers found on Wikipedia on Languages of Mexico in Indigenous Languages of Mexico. facts were found by how many speakers there were
What is Mexico in Mexican?
There are many languages spoken in Mexico. With Spanish being the main one: Mexico translates into Spanish as: México.
The hippopatamus is indigenious to what country?
Africa
Did Puerto Rico get many of its religion languages and laws from Mexico?
No, most of their customs are from Spain
What languages are spoken in Oaxaca Mexico?
The top 2 languages spoken in Veracruz, Mexico are Spanish and the language of the Mayas
How many languages do mecicans speak?
The official language of Mexico is Spanish, and it is spoken by the majority of Mexicans. However, Mexico is also home to numerous indigenous languages that are spoken by various indigenous communities throughout the country. There are over 68 recognized indigenous languages in Mexico.
What are Mexico's language?
The official language is Spanish but there are many less common languages spoken there too.
In Mexico were are the most Mayan languages?
South Mexico and Central America
What languages were indigenous to Mexico?
There ARE literally dozens of languages the Native Americans or indigenous people from Mexico speak. Some of them include:Nahuatl (still spoken by 1.4 million people in Mexico)MayaMixtecZapotecOtomiTotonacMazatecHuastecChinantecMixeetc.
What is the origin of Mexicos language?
Mexico is a multilingual nation, with Spanish as the main language and 63 other Amerindian languages recognized as national languages. The origin of Mexico's Spanish is found in the history of the Spaniards that conquered Mexico in the 16th century; on the other hand, most of those Amerindian languages, came from the ancient civilizations that brought them: the Teotihuacans and Aztecs in central Mexico, and the Olmecs and Mayans who settled along the Gulf of Mexico and Yucatan Peninsula. Those civilizations spawned what are known as the Uto-Aztecan family of languages, including Nahuatl, Yaqui and Mayo as well as the Mayan languages, including the Tzotzil Mayan, Tzeltal Maya or Huastec. There are of course, many more languages such as the Totonacan, Oto-Manguean or Mixe-Zoquean families of languages that came from smaller societies .
How many Maya languages are still spoken?
There are over 30 Mayan languages still spoken today, mainly in Guatemala, Mexico, and Belize. These languages are part of the larger Mayan language family, which has a rich linguistic diversity.
