Cuicatecs
The Cuicatecs are an indigenous people of Mexico. The Cuicatecs traditionally speak the Cuicatec language and are closely related to the Mixtecs.
Total population | |
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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
- 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.
- Campbell 1997:402)
External links
- Cuicatec people on ILV México.
- Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico: San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan
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