the most spoken indigenous language or group of languages.
There were more than seven million 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 1.5 and 1.2 million people respectively. Moreover, Nahuatl was Number of indigenous language speakers in Mexico in 2020, by federal entity
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INEGI. (March 16, 2021). Number of indigenous language speakers in Mexico in 2020, by federal entity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323026/indigenous-language-speakers-by-state-mexico/
INEGI. "Number of indigenous language speakers in Mexico in 2020, by federal entity." Chart. March 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323026/indigenous-language-speakers-by-state-mexico/
INEGI. (2021). Number of indigenous language speakers in Mexico in 2020, by federal entity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323026/indigenous-language-speakers-by-state-mexico/
INEGI. "Number of Indigenous Language Speakers in Mexico in 2020, by Federal Entity." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323026/indigenous-language-speakers-by-state-mexico/
INEGI, Number of indigenous language speakers in Mexico in 2020, by federal entity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323026/indigenous-language-speakers-by-state-mexico/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Number of indigenous language speakers in Mexico in 2020, by federal entity [Graph], INEGI, March 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323026/indigenous-language-speakers-by-state-mexico/