Oto-Manguean

American

[oh-toh-mahng-gee-uhn, -mang-] / ˌoʊ toʊˈmɑŋ gi ən, -ˈmæŋ- /

Or Otomanguean

noun

a family of American Indian languages spoken in central and southern Mexico, including Mixtec, Zapotec, and Otomi.

Etymology

Origin of Oto-Manguean

Oto ( mian ) a subgroup that includes Otomi + Manguean another subgroup; compare Spanish otomangue

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These legacies may include the Uto-Aztecan languages of Mesoamerica and the western United States, the Oto-Manguean languages of Mesoamerica, the Natchez-Muskogean languages of the U.S.

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