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In 2003, the Mexican Congress approved the General Law of Linguistic Rights of the Indigenous Peoples (Spanish: Ley General de Derechos Lingüísticos), which is a law that recognizes that Mexico's history makes its indigenous languages "national languages". [18]
Indigenous languages of Mexico in 2005 Language Speakers Nahuatl (Nahualt, Nahuat, Nahual, Melatahtol) 1,376,026 Yucatec Maya (Maaya tʼaan) 759,000 Mixtec (Tuʼun sávi) 423,216 Zapotec (Diidxaza/Dizhsa) 410,901 Tzeltal Maya (Kʼop o winik atel) 371,730 Tzotzil Maya (Batsil kʼop) 329,937 Otomí (Hñä hñü) 239,850 Totonac (Tachihuiin) 230,930
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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.
Under Mexico's General Law of Linguistic Rights of the Indigenous Peoples, promulgated in 2003, [14] Nahuatl and the other 63 indigenous languages of Mexico are recognized as lenguas nacionales ('national languages') in the regions where they are spoken. They are given the same status as Spanish within their respective regions.
Mexicans (Spanish: Mexicanos) are the citizens and nationals of the United Mexican States.The Mexican people have varied origins with the most spoken language being Spanish, but many also speak languages from 68 different Indigenous linguistic groups and other languages brought to Mexico by expatriates or recent immigration.
Mexican states by population and percentage of Indigenous language–speakers. Mexican states by percentage of Indigenous peoples, 2010. ... Languages of Mexico ...