Cuitlatec
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Cuitlatec was an indigenous ethnic group
of Mexico's
Pacific coast region, in the Río Balsas region of Guerrero
state. As a linguistic group and ethnic identity Cuitlatec is considered extinct.
Their native language, also called Cuitlatec
, is generally considered to be a language isolate
.
Indigenous peoples of Mexico
Mexico, in the second article of its Constitution, is defined as a "pluricultural" nation in recognition of the diverse ethnic groups that constitute it, and in which the indigenous peoples are the original foundation...
of Mexico's
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...
Pacific coast region, in the Río Balsas region of Guerrero
Guerrero
Guerrero officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Guerrero is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 81 municipalities and its capital city is Chilpancingo....
state. As a linguistic group and ethnic identity Cuitlatec is considered extinct.
Their native language, also called Cuitlatec
Cuitlatec language
Cuitlatec, or Cuitlateco, is an extinct language of Mexico, formerly spoken by an indigenous people also known as Cuitlatec.-Classification:...
, is generally considered to be a language isolate
Language isolate
A language isolate, in the absolute sense, is a natural language with no demonstrable genealogical relationship with other languages; that is, one that has not been demonstrated to descend from an ancestor common with any other language. They are in effect language families consisting of a single...
.