Cáhita

Cáhita is a group of Indigenous peoples of Mexico, which includes the Yaqui and Mayo people. Numbering approximately 40,000, they live in west coast of the states of Sonora and Sinaloa.[1]

Cáhita
Total population
40,000
Regions with significant populations
Mexico ( Sonora) ( Sinaloa)
Languages
Cahita (Yaqui, Mayo)
Related ethnic groups
Mayo people, Yaqui people
Logo featuring images of Cáhita dancers

Language

Their languages, the Yaqui and Mayo languages, form the Cáhitan branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family. They are agglutinative languages, where words use suffix complexes for a variety of purposes, with several morphemes strung together. The Cáhita population was drastically reduced by Spanish explorers around the 19th century.

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References

  1. "Cahita: Orientation." Every Culture. (retrieved 30 Dec 2010)
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cahita". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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