Ópata

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The Opata are a Taracahitian people primarily located in the northeastern region of Sonora, Mexico. The term "Opata" also refers to their language. Historically, the Pima people referred to them as "hostile people". The Opata are one of several indigenous groups in Mexico, distinct from the Otomí, who inhabit the central plateau region and speak their own languages.12

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northern Mexican Indian
…Taracahitic group, the once prominent Ópata, have lost their own language and no longer maintain a separate identity. The Piman languages are spoken by four groups: the Pima Bajo of the Sierra Madre border of Sonora–Chihuahua; the Pima-Papago (O’odham) of northwest Sonora, who are identical with a much larger portion…
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…Taracahitic group, the once prominent Ópata, have lost their own language and no longer maintain a separate identity. The Piman languages are spoken by four groups: the Pima Bajo of the Sierra Madre border of Sonora–Chihuahua; the Pima-Papago (O’odham) of northwest Sonora, who are identical with a much larger portion…
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