Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Guerrero with its epicentre in the town of xochistlahuaca 30,000. They primarily live in a region along the guerrerooaxaca state border, chiefly. They primarily live in a region along the guerrerooaxaca state border, chiefly in or near four municipalities. Robinson university of florida, tampa, fl 33620 usa barcimeo lopez c. As o 2005, the municipality haed a total population o. Like other otomanguean languages, amuzgo is a tonal language. It is pairt o putla destrict in the wast o the sierra sur region.
Amuzgo is an otomanguean language spoken in the costa chica region of the mexican states of guerrero and oaxaca by about 44,000 speakers. Studies of amuzgomixtecan tones max planck society. The origin of the amuzgos is not known, but their amuzgo language is similar to the mixtec language and their territory overlaps that of the. Amuzgo textiles are those created by the amuzgo indigenous people who live in the mexican states of guerrero and oaxaca. The history of this craft extends to the precolumbian period, which much preserved, as many amuzgos, especially in xochistlahuaca, still wear traditional clothing.
Amuzgo language and the amuzgo indian tribe amusgo. Amuzgo is an otomanguean language of mexico, most closely related to mixtecan. Odilon merino morales aunt wears her wedding huipil for us. Putla became the seat o its municipality in 1907 an is locatit 374 km frae the ceety o oaxaca. Many of the designs span the oaxacaguerrero border where amuzgos live. The municipality covers an aurie o km it is pairt o putla destrict in the wast o the sierra sur region. It connects the mixtec region wi the coast o oaxaca an is a commercial centre for the mixtecs, amuzgos, an chatinos that live in the aurie. The name amuzgo is claimed to be a nahuatl exonym but its meaning is shrouded in. Artesania amuzga en xochistlahuaca guerrero mexico. However, the introduction of cheap commercial cloth has put the craft in danger as. The main amuzgo settlements in the state of guerrero are the municipios of xochistlahuaca, tlacoachistlahuaca, and ometepec. Pages in category amuzgo people this category contains only the following page. The origin of the amuzgos is not known, but their amuzgo language is similar to the mixtec language and.