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=== Sonora Indigenous Languages === | === Sonora Indigenous Languages === | ||
Sonora is home to the Yaqui, a fiercely independent people that resisted the Mexican government for decades. Most Yaqui live along the Yaqui River in the communities of Potám, Huíviris, Torim, Cocorit, Bácum, Vicam, Rahúm, and Belem. If your ancestors came from one of these towns, | Sonora is home to the Yaqui, a fiercely independent people that resisted the Mexican government for decades. Most Yaqui live along the Yaqui River in the communities of Potám, Huíviris, Torim, Cocorit, Bácum, Vicam, Rahúm, and Belem. If your ancestors came from one of these towns, you are probably of Yaqui descent. Today speakers of the Yaqui language number only about 14,000, 0.24% of the indigenous-speaking population. Nearly 96 percent of Yaquis live in Sonora. | ||
The Yaqui are closely related to the Mayo; Yaqui and Mayo are mutually intelligible languages. Mayos make up 0.54 percent of indigenous speakers; roughly 75 percent live in Sonora; the rest live in Sinaloa. <br> | The Yaqui are closely related to the Mayo; Yaqui and Mayo are mutually intelligible languages. Mayos make up 0.54 percent of indigenous speakers; roughly 75 percent live in Sonora; the rest live in Sinaloa. <br> | ||
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