Otomi is an Oto-Pamean language spoken by approximately 240,000 indigenous Otomi people in the central altiplano region of Mexico. Otomi consists of several closely related languages, many of which are not mutually intelligible. The word Hñähñu has been proposed as an endonym, but since it represents the usage of a single dialect, it has not gained wide currency. Linguists have classified the modern dialects into three dialect areas: the Northwestern dialects are spoken in Querétaro, Hidalgo and Guanajuato; the Southwestern dialects are spoken in the State of Mexico; and the Eastern dialects are spoken in the highlands of Veracruz, Puebla, and eastern Hidalgo and villages in Tlaxcala and Mexico states.
Page written in 16th century Otomi from the Codex Huichapan
Image: Bienvenidos a Ixmiquilpan
Collection of sermons in the Otomi language from the 16th century
The Otomi are an Indigenous people of Mexico inhabiting the central Mexican Plateau (Altiplano) region.
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Otomi woman selling traditional Otomi embroidered cloths in Tequisquiapan
Mural Iglesia Church of San Miguel Arcángel, Ixmiquilpan, Hidalgo
Main stage of the Otomi Ceremonial Center [es] (Otomi Cultural Center) in Temoaya, Mexico state
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