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{{Place|Mexico}} | {{Place|Mexico}} | ||
==Description== | |||
'''Spanish''' is the de facto national language in Mexico. It is spoken by the vast majority of the population. There is no stated official language. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Mexico," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico#:~:text=the%20de%20facto%20national%20language, accessed 17 May 2023.</ref> | |||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Spanish '''Mexican Spanish'''] includes the variety of dialects and sociolects of the language spoken in Mexico. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Mexico," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico#:~:text=refers%20to%20the%20varieties%20of%20the%20language, accessed 17 May 2023.</ref> <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Mexican Spanish," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Spanish, accessed 17 May 2023.</ref> | |||
The Mexican government recognizes sixty-eight linguistic groups and 364 varieties of indigenous languages.<br> | |||
Indigenous and Native American languages spoken by a large population of Mexico include: | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahuatl '''Nahuatl'''] - the only indigenous language spoken by more than a million people in Mexico. | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucatec_Maya_language '''Yucatec Maya'''] | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tzeltal_language '''Tzeltal Maya'''] - also known as '''Tzeltal''' or '''Tseltal''' (a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayan_languages Mayan Language]) | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tzotzil_language '''Tzotzil Maya'''] - also known as '''Tzotzil''' (a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayan_languages Mayan Language]) | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixtecan_languages '''Mixtec'''] - part of the Mixtecan languages | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapotec_languages '''Zapotec'''] - part of the Zapotec languages | |||
==Word List(s)== | |||
==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | |||
'''Alphabet''' | |||
'''Pronunciation''' | |||
==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | |||
'''Dictionaries''' | |||
'''Online Dictionaries''' | |||
'''Language Aids''' | |||
==Additional Resources== | |||
== References == | |||
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[[es:Idiomas y dialectos de México]] | [[es:Idiomas y dialectos de México]] | ||
[[Category:Mexico]] [[Category:Language and Handwriting]] | [[Category:Mexico]] [[Category:Language and Handwriting]] |
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