What Language Is Mixtec

Mixtec is an ancient language, unrelated to Spanish, dating back to pre-Columbian times. There are anywhere from 30-50 variations of the language, some differing greatly from each other. Mixtec is mainly spoken in the Oaxaca region of Mexico, a very mountainous and isolated area.

How do you say hello in Mixtec?

You can say, ta-ku-ní to a man, woman and child; it’s the common way to say “hello.” Sa-na—k-a’aha—yó, means “talk to you later” in Mixteco. It doesn’t actually mean that the speakers are going to talk later—but it’s just the way to say “goodbye.”

Is Mixtec a Mayan language?

By far and away the most spoken of Mexico’s indigenous languages are Náhuatl (1.4 million speakers), Yucatec Maya (750,000 speakers) and Mixteco (500,000 speakers). The former is predominantly spoken in Puebla, Veracruz and Hidalgo, whereas Yucatec Maya is (obviously) prevalent in the Yucatán peninsula.