Cuicatec people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 12,785 (2010) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| Cuicatec & spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Catholic | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Mixtec people & Trique people |
The Cuicatecs are an indigenous group of the Mexican state of Oaxaca, closely related to the Mixtecs. They inhabit two towns: Teutila and Tepeuxila in western Oaxaca. According to the 2012 census, they number around 12,785, of whom an estimated 65% are speakers of the language.
The name Cuicatec is a Nahuatl exonym, from [ˈkʷika] 'song' [ˈteka] 'inhabitant of place of'.
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