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=== Indigenous Languages Specific to Puebla === | === Indigenous Languages Specific to Puebla === | ||
*Totonaca. The Totonaca language is spoken by about 4 percent of the indigenous speakers in Mexico. It is not part of the Oto-Manguean language family and is not closely related to other native languages. Half of all Totonaca speakers live in Veracruz, and 42 percent in Puebla. <br> | *Totonaca. The Totonaca language is spoken by about 4 percent of the indigenous speakers in Mexico. It is not part of the Oto-Manguean language family and is not closely related to other native languages in Mexico. Half of all Totonaca speakers live in Veracruz, and 42 percent in Puebla. <br> | ||
*Mazateco. Mazateco is spoken by 3.44 percent of Mexico's indigenous speakers; the majority (80 percent) live in Oaxaca, but significant numbers also reside in Puebla. It is part of the Oto-Manguean language group. | *Mazateco. Mazateco is spoken by 3.44 percent of Mexico's indigenous speakers; the majority (80 percent) live in Oaxaca, but significant numbers also reside in Puebla. It is part of the Oto-Manguean language group. | ||
*Náhuatl. More than a million Mexicans speak one | *Náhuatl. More than a million Mexicans speak one of 28 Náhuatl languages, making up about 23 percent of all indigenous speakers. 29 percent of Náhuatl speakers live in Puebla, although Náhuatl speakers can be found in every state in Mexico.<ref>John P. Schmal, "Indigenous Languages of Mexico" (Mexconnect Mexico Culture and Arts, http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/3689-indigenous-languages-in-mexico).</ref><br> | ||
=== Language Aids === | === Language Aids === | ||