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Spanish phonetics may affect the way names appear in genealogical records. For example, the names of your ancestor may vary from record to record in Spanish. For help in understanding name variations, see [[Mexico Names, Personal]]. | Spanish phonetics may affect the way names appear in genealogical records. For example, the names of your ancestor may vary from record to record in Spanish. For help in understanding name variations, see [[Mexico Names, Personal]]. | ||
=== Indigenous Languages Specific to the State of Mexico === | === Indigenous Languages Specific to the State of Mexico === | ||
Four percent of Mexico's indigenous speakers speak Otomí, and the largest group (about 35 percent) of those live in the State of Mexico. The Otomí language is part of the Oto-Manguean linguistic group. | Four percent of Mexico's indigenous speakers speak Otomí, and the largest group (about 35 percent) of those live in the State of Mexico. The Otomí language is part of the Oto-Manguean linguistic group. | ||
The Mazateco language, accounting for about three percent of indigenous speakers in Mexico, is also part of the Oto-Manguean linguistic group. Eighty percent of Mazatecos live in Oaxaca, but significant numbers also live in the nearby State of Mexico. | The Mazateco language, accounting for about three percent of indigenous speakers in Mexico, is also part of the Oto-Manguean linguistic group. Eighty percent of Mazatecos live in Oaxaca, but significant numbers also live in the nearby State of Mexico. | ||
Another Oto-Manguean indigenous language spoken in the State of Mexico is Mazahua. Mazahua accounts for two percent of Mexico's indigenous speakers, and 85 percent of Mazahua speakers live in the State of Mexico.<ref>John P. Schmal, "Indigenous Languages in Mexico" (Mexconnect Mexico Culture and Arts, http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/3689-indigenous-languages-in-mexico)</ref> | |||
=== Language Aids === | === Language Aids === | ||