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Mixteco

American  
[mees-tek-oh] / misˈtɛk oʊ /

noun

plural

Mixtecos,

plural

Mixteco
  1. Mixtec.


Example Sentences

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The Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project fosters “community with 60 to 100 Indigenous youth from the Mixteco, Zapotec, and many other Diasporic communities throughout the Central Coast.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

She wants to become a nurse and work in the region, where she can use her Spanish and Mixteco language skills to help her community.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

Her colleague, Perusquia, has picked up words in Mixteco and has a napkin filled with translations.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2023

It was important for the Mixteco community to receive vital information — and hearing their native tongue in an official setting made them feel visible, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2023

Lopez was one of three Mixteco speakers Adolfo-Morales helped that Thursday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2023