Mazahua language
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The Mazahua language is part of the Oto-Pamean family, which itself belongs to the larger Otomanguean language phylum. This language is spoken by the Mazahua people, an Otomian group primarily residing in the Mexican states of Mexico and Michoacán. Many languages within the Otomanguean phylum, including Mazahua, utilize a sophisticated system of pitches or intonations to differentiate words that would otherwise sound the same.12
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