Huave language
Huave (also spelled Wabe) is a language isolate spoken by the indigenous Huave people on the Pacific coast of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. The language is spoken in four villages on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, in the southeast of the state, by around 20,000 people (see table below).
| Huave | |
|---|---|
| Ombeayiiüts, Umbeyajts | |
| Native to | Mexico |
| Region | Oaxaca |
| Ethnicity | Huave people |
Native speakers | 20,000 (2020 census) |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:hue – San Francisco del Marhuv – San Mateo del Marhve – San Dionisio del Marhvv – Santa María del Mar, Oaxaca |
| Glottolog | huav1256 |
| ELP | Huave |
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