Ñuu Dzahui

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Ñuu Dzahui is the endonym used by the Mixtec people to refer to themselves and their traditional homeland in the region of present-day Oaxaca, Mexico.

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Ñuu Dzahui canonical 1

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Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf endonym
ethnonym
indigenous people designation
associatedEthnicGroup Mixtec people
associatedWith indigenous cultures of Mexico
pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations
country Mexico
culturalRegion Mixteca
linked to: Mixtecs
ethnolinguisticContext Oto-Manguean language family
geographicalScope Mixtec region of Oaxaca
southern Mexico
hasMeaning name for the Mixtec people and their land
hasType autonym
historicalContinuity pre-Hispanic to present-day Mixtec identity
identityRole marker of Mixtec ethnic identity
marker of Mixtec territorial identity
languageContext Mixtec languages
locatedIn Mesoamerica
Mexico
Oaxaca
refersTo Mixtec people
traditional homeland of the Mixtec people
region Oaxaca
usedAsSelfDesignation true
usedBy Mixtec people

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Mixtec people nativeName Ñuu Dzahui