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, but became extinct without being documented. The following list is based on . * San Nicolás (Nicoleño): spoken in California, thought to be a Takic language. *Giamina/Omomil: Kroeber (1907) and Lamb (1964) believe Giamina may constitute a separate branch of Northern Uto-Aztecan, although Miller (1983) is uncertain about this. It was spoken in Southern California. *Vanyume: a Takic language of California * Acaxee (Aiage): closely related to Tahue, a Cahitan language, linked with Tebaca and Sabaibo. *Amotomanco (Otomoaco): uncertain classification, possibly Uto-Aztecan. (See Troike (1988) for more details.) * Cazcan (Caxcan): sometimes considered to be the same as Zacateca, although would only consider these to be geographical classifications. *Baciroa: closely connected to Tepahue *Basopa *Batuc: possibly an Opata dialect *Cahuimeto *Cahuameto: probably belongs with Oguera and Nio *Chínipa: may be a Tarahumaran language close to Ocoroni, since colonial sources claim the two are mutually intelligible. It may also instead be a local name for a variety of Guarijío. *Coca: spoken near

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. *Colotlan: a Pimic language closely related to Tepehuan, or Teul and Tepecano *Comanito: a Taracahitic language closely related to Tahue *Concho: probably a Taracahitic language (Troike 1988). Subdivisions include Chinarra and Chizo; Toboso is possibly related to Concho as well. *Conicari: a Taracahitic language closely related to Tahue *

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: possibly a variant or close relative of Huichol *Guasave: possibly a Taracahitic language, or may instead be non-Uto-Aztecan language possibly related to

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due to the speakers' maritime economy (Miller 1983). Dialects include Compopori, Ahome, Vacoregue, and Achire. *Guazapar (Guasapar): probably a Tarahumara dialect, or it may be more closely related to Guarijío and Chínipa. Guazapar, Jova, Pachera, and Juhine may possibly all be dialects of Tarahumara. *Guisca (Coisa) *Hio: possibly a Taracahitic language *Huite: closely related to Ocoroni, and may be Taracahitic *Irritila: a Lagunero band *Jova (Jobal, Ova): most often linked with Opata, although some scholars classify it as a Tarahumara dialect. Miller (1983) considers it to be "probably Taracahitan." *

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; also Humano, Jumana, Xumana, Chouman (from a French source), Zumana, Zuma, Suma, and Yuma. Suma is probably the same language, while Jumano is possibly Uto-Aztecan. (Not to be confused with the

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of Colombia.) *Lagunero: may be the same as Irritila, and may also be closely related to Zacateco or Huichol. *Macoyahui: probably related to Cahita. *Mocorito: a Tahue language, which is Taracahitic. *Naarinuquia (Themurete?): Uto-Aztecan affiliation is likely, although it may instead be non-Uto-Aztecan language possibly related to

due to the speakers' maritime economy. *Nacosura: an Opata dialect *Nio: completely undocumented, although it is perhaps related to Ocoroni. *Ocoroni: most likely a Taracahitic language, and is reported to be mutually intelligible with Chínipa, and similar to Opata. Related languages may include Huite and Nio. *Oguera (Ohuera) *Patarabuey: unknown affiliation (

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region near

), and is possibly a Nahuatl dialect. *Tahue: may also include Comanito, Mocorito, Tubar, and Zoe. It is possibly a Taracahitic language, and is definitely not Nahuan. *Tanpachoa: unknown affiliation, and was once spoken along the Río Grande. *

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: speakers were possibly part of a "Mexicano" (Nahua) colony. *

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: an Aztecan language *

Tecual The Huichol or Wixárika are an indigenous people of Mexico and the United States living in the Sierra Madre Occidental range in the states of Nayarit, Jalisco, Zacatecas, and Durango, as well as in the United States in the states of California, ...

: closely related to Huichol. According to Sauer (1934:14), the "Xamaca, by another name called Hueitzolme uichol all ... speak the Thequalme language, though they differ in vowels." *Témori: may be a Tarahumara dialect. *Tepahue: possibly a Taracahitic language. Closely related languages or dialects include Macoyahui, Conicari, and Baciroa. *

Tepanec The Tepanecs or Tepaneca are a Mesoamerican people who arrived in the Valley of Mexico in the late 12th or early 13th centuries.The dates vary by source, including 1152 CE in Anales de Tlatelolco, 1210 from Chimalpahin, and 1226 from Ixtlilxoch ...

: an Aztecan language. * Teul (Teul-Chichimeca): a Pimic language, possibly of the Tepecano subgroup. * Toboso: grouped with Concho. *Topia: perhaps the same as Xixime (Jijime). *Topiame: possibly a Taracahitic language. * Totorame: grouped with Cora. *Xixime (Jijime): spoken by the

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, possibly a Taracahitic language. Subdivisions are Hine and Hume. Its links with Acaxee are uncertain. *

Zacateco The Zacatecos (or Zacatecas) is the name of an indigenous group, one of the peoples called Chichimecas by the Aztecs. They lived in most of what is now the state of Zacatecas and the northeastern part of Durango. They have many direct descendan ...

: often considered the same as Acaxee, although this is uncertain. It is possibly related to Huichol, although Miller (1983) leaves it as unclassified. *Zoe: possibly a Taracahitic language, with Baimena as a subdivision. It is possibly affiliated with Comanito.

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Uto-Aztecan Uto-Aztecan, Uto-Aztekan or (rarely in English) Uto-Nahuatl is a family of indigenous languages of the Americas, consisting of over thirty languages. Uto-Aztecan languages are found almost entirely in the Western United States and Mexico. The na ...

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