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- AkatekoLanguage community connection
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Language community connectionTable lists Akateko communities in Campeche, Chiapas and Quintana Roo. Country navigation link only, not an exhaustive distribution or government boundary.
Catalogue geographic references; not a current population survey. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - AmuzgoLanguage community connection
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Language community connectionInspected northern and southern Amuzgo rows explicitly list communities in Guerrero, Mexico. Country navigation link only, not an exhaustive distribution or government boundary.
Catalogue geographic references; not a current population survey. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - AwakatekoLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - AyapanecoLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - CaxcanHistorical regional connection in specialist scholarship
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Historical regional connection in specialist scholarshipThe opening abstract explicitly places Caxcan communities in the south of present-day Zacatecas and the northwestern Los Altos area of Jalisco at Spanish arrival. This directly supports Mexico as a historical country-level index. Inspection: Actual PDF downloaded normally with valid TLS, HTTP 200; 27 pages available. Spanish and English introductory abstracts, printed pp.158–159 / PDF pp.1–2, inspected. No burial-site details, images or coordinates are used. Limits: Contemporary communities and recognition are not established by this historical abstract. Only country-level navigation is proposed, not an exclusive territory.
Early sixteenth century, including the period of Spanish arrival in 1531. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - Ch'olLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - ChatinoLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - Chichimeca JonazLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - ChinantecoLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - ChocholtecoLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - Chontal of OaxacaLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - Chontal of TabascoLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - ChujLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - CoahuiltecanHistorical regional umbrella in specialist reference
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Historical regional umbrella in specialist referenceActual introductory and geographic sections place this broad historical label in southern Texas and northeastern Mexico. The article emphasizes many autonomous named groups and uncertain classification. This route does not assert one unified people/government, adopt extinction claims or establish modern recognition.
Historical geography described in Handbook of Texas; inspected 2026-10-21. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - CocaSpecific community geography in a community authored published chapter
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Specific community geography in a community authored published chapterThe government-published volume identifies Mezcala, Jalisco in its title. Rocío Moreno, introduced as a Mezcala comunera and Coca delegate, explicitly identifies Mezcala as a Coca Indigenous community on the north side of Lake Chapala. This supports a Mexico connection through one identified community.
Mezcala community described in a 2017 publication. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - CochimíHistorical peninsula connection with identity scope caveat
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Historical peninsula connection with identity scope caveatThe government cultural record explicitly associates Cochimí history with the Baja California peninsula and lists Baja California in its distribution field. This supports a broad Mexico route. The narrower implications of the identity label remain unresolved. Inspection: Actual HTML geographic distribution and opening mission-history paragraphs, plus modification credit inspected (current extraction lines 264–287 and 308–311). Limits: The record juxtaposes historical Cochimí, Tipai identification at La Huerta and San Antonio Nécua, and descendants at Santa Gertrudis; these are not treated as automatically interchangeable. No demographic count, extinction assertion, current leadership or language classification is adopted. Country-level geography is supported; a more precise community/period account needs later review.
Mission-era Baja California history, in a government record last modified 2019. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - CocopaHistorical language community country connection
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Historical language community country connectionActual Yuman-family discussion explicitly locates pre-contact Cocopa around Colorado River Delta in Mexico. Country-level connection only, not all Cocopa communities or a Baja/Sonora boundary claim.
Pre-contact language-community geography. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - CoraLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - CuicatecoLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - GuachichilReported historical country region connection
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Reported historical country region connectionActual 2026 state-congress article quotes researcher describing Guachichil presence in San Luis Potosí and other Mexican states. Country-level link only; not independent inspection of the book discussed.
Historical geography, as reported in May 2026. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - GuarijíoLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - HuastecLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - Huave (Ikoots)Language community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - IxcatecoLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - IxilLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - JakaltekLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - K'iche'Language community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - KaqchikelLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - KiliwaLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - LacandónLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - MactunHistorical Acalán/Mactun name connection in specialist scholarship
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Historical Acalán/Mactun name connection in specialist scholarshipVoss explicitly uses Acalan (Mactun) for a place of origin in southern Campeche in his discussion of merchants and colonial accounts. This supports a Mexico route for the directory’s historical-name access point. It does not establish a separate present-day nation called Mactun. Inspection: Actual publicly displayed full article text, printed pp.257–258, especially the paragraph at p.258 / web lines 1649–1671. Title, author, DOI and public-full-text/license context were also inspected; the complete 61-page work was not read. Limits: Only the historical name/location correspondence is used. The underlying Cortés edition was not independently read. This passage does not establish a present political organization, citizenship category or equivalence with all Chontal/Yokot’an people. The UNAM book’s reported amactún / mactún uinicob self-designations remain a separate original-source check.
Late Postclassic / sixteenth-century setting discussed in a 2018 article. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - MamLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - MatlatzincaLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - Mayo (Yoreme)Language community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - MazahuaLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - MazatecLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - MixeLanguage community connection
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Language community connectionInspected Mixe rows explicitly list communities in Oaxaca, Mexico. Country navigation link only, not an exhaustive distribution or government boundary.
Catalogue geographic references; not a current population survey. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - MixtecLanguage community connection
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Language community connectionInspected opening Mixtec rows explicitly list communities in Guerrero, Mexico. Country navigation link only, not an exhaustive distribution or government boundary.
Catalogue geographic references; not a current population survey. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - NahuaLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - OlutecLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - OpataCommunity published historical connection
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Community published historical connectionThe community history explicitly locates the Opata homeland in Sonora, Mexico. Only a country connection is indexed; this does not establish official recognition status or reproduce the page's detailed territorial claims.
Public content inspected 2026-10-21. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - OtomíLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - PaipaiLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - PameLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - PirindaPublished historical geographic definition
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Published historical geographic definitionThe Mexican scholarly dictionary defines pirinda as a Matlatzinca person who lived among Purépecha in Michoacán. This records historical geographic usage within Mexico; it does not identify a separate contemporary government or equate all Matlatzinca with Pirinda.
Public content inspected 2026-10-21. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - PopolocaLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - PopolucaLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - PurépechaLanguage community association
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Language community associationPrimary autonym table explicitly pairs tarasco grouping with purépecha.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ · Supporting source 1 ↗ - Q'anjob'alLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - Q'eqchi'Language community connection
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Language community connectionDescription and settlement sections explicitly identify Q'eqchi' in Campeche and Quintana Roo. No speaker total adopted; not an assertion that Mexico is the full homeland.
Geographic description in record updated January 2025. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - Rarámuri (Tarahumara)Language community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - SayultecLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - Seri (Comcaac)Language community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - TacuateGovernment cultural record / community geography
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Government cultural record / community geographyMexico's cultural information system places Tacuates in Oaxaca and discusses Santa María Zacatepec as their community context. Inspection: Tacuates record, geographic distribution field, Presentación paragraphs and modification metadata. Limits: Country connection only; dated population figures not reproduced. Does not extend the Tacuate label to all Mixtec-speaking communities.
Geographic association in a cultural record last modified 2019. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - TekoLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - TepehuaLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - TepehuánLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - TexistepequeñoLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - TlahuicaLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - Tlapanec (Me'phaa)Language community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - Tohono O'odhamLanguage community association
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Language community associationPrimary autonym table explicitly pairs pápago with tohono o'odham; directory name retained.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ · Supporting source 1 ↗ - TojolabalLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - TotonacLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - TriquiLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - TseltalLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - TsotsilLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - TubarDocumented language / country association
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Documented language / country associationThe specialist linguistic database explicitly associates Tubar with Mexico, identifying it by tbu and tuba1279. Inspection: Language identity, ISO 639-3 tbu / Glottocode tuba1279, and explicit 'Spoken in: Mexico' field. Limits: This is language-reference geography, not a living-speaker census, one bounded people/government, or a claim of extinction. Catalogue coordinates are not used as territorial boundaries.
Geographic reference record; no current-speaking-status claim. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - ZapotecLanguage community connection
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Language community connectionInspected initial Zapotec rows explicitly list communities in Oaxaca, Mexico. Country navigation link only, not an exhaustive distribution or government boundary.
Catalogue geographic references; not a current population survey. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - ZoqueLanguage community association
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Language community associationListed national language grouping; country link only.
INALI catalogue context; not a current census. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
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