Mazatec
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a member of an American Indian people of northern Oaxaca, in Mexico.
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the Oto-Manguean language of the Mazatec.
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Among those taking part were indigenous groups from the south-western state of Oaxaca such as Triqui, Mazatec and Zapotec, as well as groups from southern Chiapas state, such as the Tzetal.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2022
I am going to revisit the Elizabethan poets and the beautiful chants of the Mazatec healer Maria Sabina, both for inspiration.
From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2021
By the cultivation of cuttings in their homes and lands over the centuries, the Mazatec have made it possible for Western science to begin to uncover its medicinal properties.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 11, 2015
This plant has been used in religious ceremonies by the Mazatec people of Mexico for centuries.
From Newsweek ● Mar. 1, 2015
No. IX. examines the affinities which have been noted between the languages of North and South America, especially in the Mazatec and Costa Rican dialects of the northern Continent.
From A Record of Study in Aboriginal American Languages by Brinton, Daniel Garrison
It is the cabecera of a district in which dwell three most interesting tribes—the Cuicatecs, Chinantecs, and Mazatecs.
From In Indian Mexico (1908) by Starr, Frederick
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