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Zoquean languages

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The Zoquean languages are a family of North American Indian languages spoken in southern Mexico. This language family is divided into two branches: Zoquean and Mixean.1

Zoquean languages are spoken in the Mexican states of Chiapas, Tabasco, Veracruz, and Oaxaca. Examples of Zoquean languages include Soteapan Zoque, Texistepec Zoque, and Ayapa. The Zoque people themselves are a Mexican Indian group inhabiting these regions.123

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  1. Mixe-Zoquean languages
  2. Otomanguean languages
  3. Zoque
  4. Zoquean

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