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The only indigenous language spoken by more than a million people in Mexico is the Nahuatl language; the other Native American languages with a large population of native speakers (at least 400,000 speakers) include Yucatec Maya, Tzeltal Maya, Tzotzil Maya, Mixtec, and Zapotec.
The subarea commonly called Central Mexico, covering valleys and mountainous areas surrounding the Valley of Mexico, originally was mainly host to Oto-Pamean languages; however, beginning in the late classic these languages were largely gradually displaced by Nahuatl, which was henceforth the predominant indigenous language of the area.
The Spanish Crown proclaimed Spanish to be the language of the empire; indigenous languages were used during the conversion of individuals to Catholicism. [65] Because of this, indigenous languages were more widespread than Spanish from 1523 to 1581. [65] During the late sixteenth century, the prevalence of the Spanish language increased. [65]
The following category is a list of indigenous Ameindian languages of Mexico. Subcategories. This category has the following 15 subcategories, out of 15 total. ...
The language is now called mexicano by many of its native speakers, a term dating to the early colonial period and usually pronounced the Spanish way, with or rather than . [ 31 ] [ 34 ] Many Nahuatl speakers refer to their language with a cognate derived from mācēhualli , the Nahuatl word for 'commoner'. [ 31 ]
Pre-contact distribution of native American languages in New Spain (Mexico, United States southwest, Central America). The Indigenous languages of Mexico that have more than 100,000 speakers today. The Chibchan languages. In Central America the Mayan languages are among those used today.
The law also includes other Amerindian languages regardless of origin, that is, it includes the Amerindian languages of other ethnic groups that are non-native to the Mexican national territory. As such, Mexico's National Commission for the Development of Indigenous Peoples recognizes the language of the Kickapoo who immigrated from the United ...
Documented Nahuatl words in the Spanish language (mostly as spoken in Mexico and Mesoamerica), also called Nahuatlismos include an extensive list of words that represent (i) animals, (ii) plants, fruit and vegetables, (iii) foods and beverages, and (iv) domestic appliances. Many of these words end with the absolutive suffix "-tl" in Nahuatl.