mixtec in English
noun
1
a member of an American Indian people of southern Mexico, noted for their skill in pottery and metallurgy.
The sculptures depict the sacred symbolism used in the costumes of the Zapotecs and Mixtecs , two of the main pre-Hispanic societies of Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca.
2
the Otomanguean language of the Mixtec.
All of these elements are rallied into a cohesive whole, whether she is singing in English, Spanish or any one of four native Indian languages, including the Mixtec of her own background.
adjective
1
relating to the Mixtec or their language.
Terraciano has a number of distinguished predecessors, among them Ronald Spores, who threw light on many aspects of prehispanic, colonial, and modern Mixtec affairs.
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1. Among the many helpful touches are the appendices which include the Mixtec names for various communities which are almost universally referred to by their Spanish or Nahuatl Cognomens and four documents in transcription and translation