Cáhita
Cahíta is a group of Indigenous peoples of Mexico, which includes the Yaqui and Mayo people. Numbering approximately 40,000,[1] they live in west coast of the states of Sonora and Sinaloa.[2]
Total population | |
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40,000 | |
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Languages | |
Cahita (Yaqui, Mayo) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Mayo people, Yaqui people |
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Logo featuring images of Cáhita dancers
Language
Their languages, the Yaqui and Mayo languages, form the Cáhitan branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family. They are agglutinative languages, where words use suffix complexes for a variety of purposes, with several morphemes strung together. The Cáhita population was drastically reduced by Spanish explorers around the 19th century.
References
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 947.
- "Cahita: Orientation." Every Culture. (retrieved 30 Dec 2010)
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