The Chocho name for themselves is Ngiwa. The Spanish and English names "Chochos" and "Chochones" are derived from the NahuatlexonymChochon (plural Chochontin). The Mixtec term for the Chochos is tay tocuii (also spelled tocuij or tocuiy).
chocho, people, chochos, redirects, here, other, uses, chocho, chochos, formerly, chochones, chocho, ngiwa, indigenous, people, mexican, state, oaxaca, chochos, ngiwa, total, population, regions, with, significant, populations, oaxaca, languagesspanish, chocho. Chochos redirects here For other uses see Chocho The Chochos formerly Chochones Chocho Ngiwa are an indigenous people of the Mexican state of Oaxaca Chochos Ngiwa Total population Regions with significant populations Oaxaca LanguagesSpanish ChochoReligionCatholicismLanguage editTheir traditional language Chocho is a member of the Popolocan branch of the Oto Manguean language family In 1998 it had 770 speakers 1 Chochos also speak Spanish the dominant language of Mexico The Chocho name for themselves is Ngiwa The Spanish and English names Chochos and Chochones are derived from the Nahuatl exonym Chochon plural Chochontin The Mixtec term for the Chochos is tay tocuii also spelled tocuij or tocuiy Notes edit Ethnologue 15th ed References editGordon Raymond G Jr ed 2005 Chochotec Ethnologue Languages of the World 15th ed Dallas SIL This article about culture in Mexico is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to indigenous Mesoamerican culture is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chocho people amp oldid 1211631181, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
