located in just two states: Chiapas and Oaxaca.
There were more than seven million speakers of indigenous languages in Mexico as of 2020. Nahuatl was the most spoken indigenous language (although it is also considered a group of languages), with more than 1.65 million speakers. Both the Mayan languages Tseltal and Tsotsil were spoken by over 550,000 persons. Furthermore, about a third of all the indigenous language speakers were Number of indigenous language speakers in Mexico in 2020, by language
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INEGI. (March 16, 2021). Number of indigenous language speakers in Mexico in 2020, by language [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323032/indigenous-language-speakers-by-language-mexico/
INEGI. "Number of indigenous language speakers in Mexico in 2020, by language." Chart. March 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323032/indigenous-language-speakers-by-language-mexico/
INEGI. (2021). Number of indigenous language speakers in Mexico in 2020, by language. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323032/indigenous-language-speakers-by-language-mexico/
INEGI. "Number of Indigenous Language Speakers in Mexico in 2020, by Language." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323032/indigenous-language-speakers-by-language-mexico/
INEGI, Number of indigenous language speakers in Mexico in 2020, by language Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323032/indigenous-language-speakers-by-language-mexico/ (last visited June 09, 2023)
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