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Indigenous languages and culture in Mexico. - Coggle Diagram
Indigenous languages and
culture in Mexico.
The states with the largest number
of indigenous language speakers
Oaxaca
Followed by Chiapas (14), Campeche (12), Veracruz (11) and Quintana Roo (10).
According to the national statistics institute, (Inegi), Oaxaca also has the highest number of indigenous language speakers with over 1.16 million.
Oaxaca is the state with the most indigenous languages with 16.
What indigenous languages have a greater number of speakers
In Mexico, 7 million 382 thousand 785 people aged 3 years and over speak an indigenous language
Of every 100 people aged 3 and over who speak an indigenous language, 12 do not speak Spanish.
The most widely spoken are: Náhuatl, Maya and Tseltal.
The native languages that are most in danger of disappearing
Awakatek, from Campeche
Mocho´, from Chiapas
Ku'ahl and Kiliwa, from Baja California;
Ayapa Zoque, from Tabasco
Ixil and Kaqchikel, from Quintana Roo
Zapotec, from Mixtepec
Ixcatec and Zapotec, from San Felipe Tejalápam, in Oaxaca.
Why some languages are disappearing?
Most languages, though, die out gradually as successive generations of speakers become bilingual and then begin to lose proficiency in their traditional languages. This often happens when speakers seek to learn a more-prestigious language in order to gain social and economic advantages or to avoid discrimination.