Tacuate
Encyclopedia
The Tacuate are an indigenous people who live in the state of Oaxaca
in Mexico
.
They speak a variant of the Mixtec language.
As of 1992, there were about 6,000 speakers of the Tacuate dialect, of whom less than 20% were monolingual.
Most of the people are engaged in subsistence agriculture, with some keeping cattle and goats, and with women producing textile crafts for a source of cash.
Land tenure is usually communal.
The Tacuate live in two municipalities in the Mixteca de la Costa area: Santa María Zacatepec
in the Putla district
and Santiago Ixtayutla
in the Jamiltepec district
.
Oaxaca
Oaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions...
in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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They speak a variant of the Mixtec language.
As of 1992, there were about 6,000 speakers of the Tacuate dialect, of whom less than 20% were monolingual.
Most of the people are engaged in subsistence agriculture, with some keeping cattle and goats, and with women producing textile crafts for a source of cash.
Land tenure is usually communal.
The Tacuate live in two municipalities in the Mixteca de la Costa area: Santa María Zacatepec
Santa María Zacatepec
Santa María Zacatepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of km².It is part of Putla District in the west of the Sierra Sur Region.As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of ....
in the Putla district
Putla District, Oaxaca
Putla District is located in the west of the Sierra Sur Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.-Municipalities:The district includes the following municipalities:*Constancia del Rosario*La Reforma, Oaxaca*Mesones Hidalgo*Putla Villa de Guerrero...
and Santiago Ixtayutla
Santiago Ixtayutla
Santiago Ixtayutla is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of km².It is located in the Jamiltepec District in the west of the Costa Region.As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of ....
in the Jamiltepec district
Jamiltepec District, Oaxaca
Jamiltepec District is located in the west of the Costa Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.-Municipalities:The district includes the following municipalities:*Mártires de Tacubaya*Pinotepa de Don Luis*Pinotepa Nacional*San Agustín Chayuco...
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