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English is the main language of New Mexico spoken by 65% of the population, followed by Spanish, spoken by about 28% of the population. The New Mexico dialect of Spanish is unique, and is based on 17th Century Spanish.

The only other major language in New Mexico is Navajo, spoken by about 3.5% of the population.


The remaining Native American languages account for less than 2% of the population:

  1. Apache
  2. Cherokee
  3. Dakota
  4. Pima
  5. Yupik
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