The Ixcatec people are a native ethnic minority in Mexico. There are a reported 207 of them living in the state of Oaxaca.
Their traditional language is the Ixcatec language (Xwja) which is in danger of extinction.[1]
The Ixcatec community is centered in Santa María Ixcatlán, which is within the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve.
References
edit- ^ ""Agonizan" la lengua xuani y sus últimos 5 hablantes". Grupo Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "In the middle of a natural reserve, We Make Ixcateco". Ixcateco Agave Spirits. Retrieved 14 December 2022.