It’s easy to look at Latin America and broadly classify it as “Hispanic” (with the exception of Portuguese-speaking Brazil, of course)....

Spanish isn’t the only language in Mexico—not by a long shot. In fact, although Spanish is the dominant language across the Central...

Before Europeans arrived at the shores of modern-day Mexico, the land was occupied by hundreds of unrelated ethnic groups whose cultures...

The current linguistic landscape of Mexico is worlds apart from the country’s long history. Today, the vast majority of Mexicans speak...

Mexico has more than 285 indigenous languages spoken within its territory, making it the sixth-most linguistically diverse country in the...

The vast majority of people in Mexico speak Spanish, most as their native language—so it may surprise you to learn that the indigenous...

Most people aren’t aware of the sheer number of languages that occupy our world—more than 7,000—and the linguistic diversity of the...

When you hear that Mexico has the most Spanish speakers of any country in the world, it’s easy to overlook the hundreds of other native...

Mexico may be mostly a Spanish-speaking nation, but to paint it as such is an oversimplification. In reality, Mexico has the...

If there’s one indigenous language in Mexico that people from outside the Central American country are likely to have heard of, it’s...

Mexico boasts a long, rich history that stretches far beyond the arrival of Europeans to the Central American country. For most of its...

It’s no secret that Spanish is the dominant language in Mexico, with the vast majority of people in the Central American country speaking...

Did you know that Mexico is home to more than 285 indigenous languages? Even though more than 99% of the country’s population speaks...

Even though more than 99% of Mexico’s population speaks Spanish, most as native speakers, the country nonetheless ranks sixth in terms of...

Chocolate, tomato, avocado, coyote… what do all these words have in common? They all (are presumed to) come from Nahuatl, the biggest and...

Since Mexico is linguistically so heavily associated with Spanish (and for good reason—more than 99% of the country speaks it), many...

When it comes to indigenous languages in Mexico, people may think of Nahuatl or Yucatec Maya—and indeed, these are the biggest indigenous...

It’s true that most people in Mexico speak Spanish—but you may not be aware that this massive Latin American country is the sixth-most...

When you think of indigenous Mexican languages, you’re likely to picture Nahuatl and Mayan languages—after all, they’re the most famous....

Long before the Spanish ever set foot on Mexican territory, the land was abuzz with the sounds of hundreds of indigenous languages,...