Otomí

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Otomí is an indigenous people of central Mexico whose Oto-Manguean language and rich cultural traditions have persisted since pre-Hispanic times.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesoamerican people
indigenous people
country Mexico
culturalArea Mesoamerica NERFINISHED
culturalHeritage mythology
oral traditions
ritual ceremonies
traditional medicine
ethnicGroupOf Mexico NERFINISHED
hasAutonym Hñähñu NERFINISHED
Hñätho NERFINISHED
Ñuhu
hasExonym Otomí NERFINISHED
hasSubgroup Mezquital Valley Otomí NERFINISHED
Querétaro Otomí NERFINISHED
Sierra Otomí NERFINISHED
State of Mexico Otomí NERFINISHED
historicalInteractionWith Aztec Empire NERFINISHED
Spanish Empire NERFINISHED
knownFor backstrap loom weaving
embroidery
ritual music
textile weaving
traditional dances
languageFamily Oto-Manguean languages NERFINISHED
languageStatus indigenous language of Mexico
vulnerable language
locatedIn central Mexico NERFINISHED
nativeTo Mexico NERFINISHED
central Mexican highlands
partOf Oto-Manguean peoples NERFINISHED
preColonialPresence pre-Hispanic period
recognizedAs indigenous people of Mexico
religion Roman Catholicism
indigenous Mesoamerican religion
syncretic Catholic–indigenous beliefs
speaks Otomí language NERFINISHED
traditionalEconomy beans cultivation
craft production
maize cultivation
subsistence agriculture
traditionalRegion Hidalgo NERFINISHED
México State NERFINISHED
Puebla NERFINISHED
Querétaro NERFINISHED
Tlaxcala NERFINISHED
Veracruz NERFINISHED
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet NERFINISHED

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Pame hasLinguisticRelation Otomí