Linguistics 210 - Mexican Languages

Achi 18,000Quichean Guatemala
Aguacateco 20,000Ixilan Guatemala
Amuzgo (3 languages) 33,000 Oto-MangueanGuerrero, Oaxaca
Black Carib 100,000Maipuran Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
Bribri 4,000Chibchan Costa Rica
Buglere 2,500Unclassified Panama
Burunca <10Chibchan Costa Rica
Cabécar 3,000Chibchan Costa Rica
Cakchiquel (10 languages) 450,000Quichean Guatemala
Catío (mainly CL) 15,000 ChocoPanama
Chichimeca Pame (3 languages) 5,700Northern Otopamean San Luis Potosí, Guanajuato
Chicomuceltec 1,500Huastecan Chiapas
Chinanteco (14 languages) 64,000 Oto-MangueanOaxaca
Chocho 2,500 Chocho-PopolocanOaxaca
Chol 85,000 CholanChiapas
Chontal of Tabasco 35,000Cholan Tabasco
Chorotega (Choluteca) 0Manguean Costa Rica, El Salvador
Chortí 25,000Cholan Guatemala, Honduras
Chuj 9,000Chujean Chiapas, Guatemala
Coahuilteco (also US) 0Unclassified Coahuila, Nuevo León
Cocopa (also US) 450Yuman Baja California Norte
Comecrudo 0Unclassified Tamaulipas
Cora 15,000 CoracholNayarit
Cuicateco (2 lgs) 20,000 MixtecanOaxaca
Diegueño (also US) 200Yuman Baja California Norte
Embera(also CL) 10,000Choco Panama
Guarijío 4,000 TaracahiticChihuahua
Guatuso (Maléku Jaíka) 350Chibchan Costa Rica
Guaymí 45,000Chibchan Panama, Costa Rica
Huasteco (2 languages) 73,000 HuastecanSan Luis Potosí, Veracruz
Huave 13,000isolate Oaxaca
Huichol 12,000 CoracholNayarit, Jalisco
Island Carib 0Maipuran Dominica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, British West Indies
Itzá 100Yucatecan Belize, Guatemala
Ixcateco 0Ixcatec-Chocho Oaxaca
Ixil (3 lg) 45,000 IxilanGuatemala
Jacalteco 10,000 KanjobalanChiapas, Guatemala
Kanjobal 80,000Kanjobalan Guatemala
Karankawa (also US) 0 UnclassifiedTamaulipas
Kekchi 275,000Greater Quichean Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador
Kickapoo (also US) 500Algonkian Coahuila
Kiliwi 60YumanBaja California Norte
Kuna, Paya-Pucuro (also CL) 700Macro-Chibchan Panama
Kuna, San Blas 35,000Unclassified Panama
Lacandón 550Yucatecan Chiapas
Lenca <10Xincan Honduras, El Salvador
Matagalpa 0Misumalpan Nicaragua
Matlatzinca (2 lgs) 2,000 Southern OtopameanMéxico
Mayo 50,000 TaracahiticSonora, Sinaloa
Mazahua 325,000Central Otopamean México, Michoacán
Mazateco (5 lgs) 115,000Popolocan Oaxaca, Veracruz
Mískito 120,000Misumalpan Nicaragua, Honduras
Mixe (8 languages) 50,000Mixe-Zoque Oaxaca
Mixteco (32 lgs) 245,000Mixtecan Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla
Mocho 500Kanjobalan Chiapas
Monimbo 0Unclassified Nicaragua
Mopan 8,000 YucatecanBelize, Guatemala
Nahuatl (Aztec) (14 languages) 1,220,000Aztecan Durango, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosi, México, Federal District, Morelos, Michoacán, Guerrero, Puebla, Veracruz, Tabasco
Northern Mam 126,000Mamean Guatemala, Chiapas
O'odham (also US) ?Pimic Sonora
Opata 0Pimic Sonora
Otomi (9 lgs) 197,000Central Otopamean Queretaro, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, México, Federal District, Tlaxcala, Puebla, Veracruz
Paipai (Akwa'ala) 240Yuman Baja California Norte
Paya 300Unclassified Honduras
Pima Bajo (Nebome) 900 PimicSonora
Pipil 20Aztecan El Salvador
Pocomam (3 lg) 28,000Pokom Guatemala
Pokomchí (2 lg) 45,000Pokom Guatemala
Popoloca (6 lg) 26,000Chocho-Popolocan Puebla
Popoluca (4 languages) 33,000 Mixe-ZoqueVeracruz
Quiché (9 languages) 900,000Quichean Guatemala
Rama 20Chibchan Nicaragua
Seri500Hokan Sonora
Subtiaba 0Southern Hokan Nicaragua
Sumo7,200Misumalpan Nicaragua, Honduras
Tacaneco 5,000 Southern MamChiapas, Guatemala
Tarahumara 8,000Taracahitic Chihuahua
Tarasco 60,000 TarascanMichoacán
Tectiteco 2,000 Southern MamChiapas, Guatemala
Tepecano 0Pimic Jalisco
Tepehua (3 languages) 8,500Totonacan Hidalgo, Puebla, Veracruz
Tepehuan (3 lgs) 16,500 PimicChihuahua, Durango
Tequistlateco 5,000Tequistlatecan Oaxaca
Teribe (Naso) 1,000Chibchan Panama, Costa Rica
Tipai 185Yuman Baja California Norte
Tlamelula Chontal 4,500Tequistlatecan Oaxaca
Tlapaneco 40,000 Southern HokanGuerrero
Tojolabal 13,000 ChujeanChiapas
Tol (Jicaque) 300Southern Hokan Honduras
Totonaco (6 languages) 260,000Totonacan Puebla, Veracruz
Trique (3 languages) 16,000 MixtecanOaxaca
Tubar 0Taracahitic Chihuahua
Tzeltal (2 lg) 45,000Tzeltalan Chiapas
Tzotzil 110,000Tzeltalan Chiapas
Tzutujil (2 lg) 26,000 Greater QuicheanGuatemala
Uspanteco 1,000Greater Quichean Guatemala
Waunana (also CL) 4,000Choco Panama
Xinca 0Xincan Guatemala
Yaqui (also US) 12,000 TaracahiticSonora
Yucateco (Maya) 500,000Yucatecan Campeche, Yucatán, Quintana Roo, Belize
Zapoteco (40+ languages) 350,000Oto-Manguean Oaxaca
Zoque (5 languages) 18,000 Mixe-ZoqueChiapas, Oaxaca

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