There were more than *** speakers of indigenous languages in Mexico as of 2020. Chiapas and Oaxaca ranked as the federal entities with the largest population aged over three years who speak an indigenous language, with *** and *** million people respectively. Moreover, Nahuatl was the most spoken indigenous language or group of languages.
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INEGI. (March 16, 2021). Number of indigenous language speakers in Mexico in 2020, by federal entity [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/1323026/indigenous-language-speakers-by-state-mexico/
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