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International Indigenous Language Day: ​​Surviving languages in Mexico against all odds

Puerto Vallarta (PVDN) - In Mexico, 7,364,645 people speak an indigenous language, which represents 6% of the total population to date. The most widely spoken are Náhuatl, Maya, and Tseltal, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI).

The visibility of these communities is important. For this reason, INEG published an interactive map on its website in 2020, with the aim of showing the percentage of the population that speaks an indigenous language in Mexico. The entities with the highest figures are Oaxaca (31.2%), Chiapas (28.2%), Yucatán (23.7%), Guerrero . . .

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