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b) A surviving descendant of this people.
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Mixtec — [mēs′tek΄] n. pl. Mixtecs or Mixtec 1. a member of an American Indian people living in the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Puebla 2. the Mixtecan language of this people … English World dictionary
Mixtec — The Mixtec (or Mixteca) are an indigenous Mesoamerican people inhabiting the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Guerrero and Puebla in a region known as La Mixteca. The Mixtecan languages form an important branch of the Otomanguean linguistic family.The… … Wikipedia
Mixtec — Mixtecan, adj., n. /mees tek/, n., pl. Mixtecs, (esp. collectively) Mixtec for 1. 1. a member of an Amerindian people of Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Puebla, Mexico. 2. the Oto Manguean language of the Mixtecs, consisting of a number of highly divergent … Universalium
Mixtec — noun (plural Mixtec or Mixtecs) Etymology: American Spanish mixteco, from Nahuatl mixtēcatl, literally, inhabitant of Mixtlan (mountainous area of western Oaxaca), from mix cloud + tēcatl person (from) Date: 1850 1. the language of the Mixtec… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Mixtec — [ mɪstɛk] noun (plural same or Mixtecs) 1》 a member of an American Indian people of southern Mexico. 2》 the language of the Mixtec. Origin Sp., from Nahuatl mixtecah person from a cloudy place … English new terms dictionary
Mixtec — /ˈmistɛk/ (say meestek) noun 1. a Native American people living in Mexico. 2. (plural Mixtec or Mixtecs) a member of this people. 3. the language of this people. –Mixtecan, adjective, noun …
Mixtec transnational migration — Mixtec transnational migration, mainly to the United States has continued for over three generations. Nevertheless, the Mixtec have remained an autonomous community; indeed, they remain one of the last autonomous Mesoamerican indigenous groups.… … Wikipedia
Mixtec people — Mixtec king and warlord Eight Deer Jaguar Claw (right) Meeting with Four Jaguar, in a depiction from the precolumbian Codex Zouche Nuttall. The Mixtec (or Mixteca) are indigenous Mesoamerican peoples inhabiting the Mexican states of Oaxaca,… … Wikipedia
Mixtec language — Mixtecan Spoken in Mexico; USA Region Oaxaca, Puebla, Guerrero; California Native speakers 550,000 (date missing) Language family … Wikipedia
Mixtec writing — An example of the pictorial representations the Mixtecs used for non verbal communication through writing. Here, in this picture, which is a reproduction of a work from the Codex Zouche Nuttall, a village is being sacked by some warriors. Mixtec… … Wikipedia
Mixtec Group — The Mixtec Group is the designation given by scholars to a number of mostly pre Columbian documents from the Mixtec people of the state of Oaxaca in the southern part of the Republic of Mexico. They are distinguished by their principally… … Wikipedia
