Chinantecan languages
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The Chinantecan languages are a family of indigenous languages spoken by the Chinantec people in the northwestern region of Oaxaca, Mexico. This mountainous area is not easily accessible. The Chinantec people, numbering around 150,000 in the late 20th century, are primarily agricultural, with corn and beans as their staple crops. They are part of the Otomanguean language family, which is one of the major language families found in Mesoamerica.1234
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