A member of an indigenous people living in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, or the Zapotecan language they speak.
From Spanish, derived from the indigenous Oaxacan roots. The term reflects Spanish colonial naming of indigenous groups, though the Chatino people have their own language and cultural identity independent of the colonial designation.
The Chatino language has two tone systems stacked together—you change pitch for grammar AND meaning, making it linguistically one of the world's most complex. It's a living connection to pre-Columbian languages.
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