The Mazateco language is the native language of the Mazatec peoples of Oaxaca, Mexico. The language is a member of the Popoloca-Mazateco family, which also includes Ixcateca and Chuchon. The language can be whistled as well as spoken.

SIL code: MAA. ISO code: CAI.

Further reading

• Mazateco Whistle Speech by George M. Cowan, Language, Vol. 24, No. 3. (Jul. - Sep., 1948), pp. 280-286.

External links

• Mazateco Rosetta Project Entry
• Mazateco entry in the Ethnologue

Indigenous languages of Mesoamerica | Pre-Columbian cultures | Languages of Mexico