Cuicatecs

The Cuicatecs are an indigenous people of Mexico. The Cuicatecs traditionally speak the Cuicatec language and are closely related to the Mixtecs.

Cuicatec people
Total population
12,785 (2010)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Cuicatec & spanish
Religion
Catholic
Related ethnic groups
Mixtec people and Trique people

They inhabit two towns in the state of Oaxaca: Teutila and Tepeuxila. According to the 2012 census, they number around 12,785, of whom an estimated 65% are speakers of the language.[1] The name Cuicatec is a Nahuatl exonym, from [ˈkʷika] 'song' [ˈteka] 'inhabitant of place of'.[2]

References

  1. INEGI. "Lenguas indígenas en México y hablantes (de 5 años y más) al 2010". Cuentame, información para niños y no tan niños. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  2. Campbell 1997:402)
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