The Motozintlecos or Mochós are an
indigenous people
Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...
of
Chiapas,
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
. They speak the
Mocho’ language, part of the western branch of
Mayan languages
The Mayan languagesIn linguistics, it is conventional to use ''Mayan'' when referring to the languages, or an aspect of a language. In other academic fields, ''Maya'' is the preferred usage, serving as both a singular and plural noun, and as ...
. With only about 100 speakers (as of the 2010 census), the Mocho' language is in
danger of extinction.
The majority of the Motozintleco community resides in
Motozintla de Mendoza.
References
Maya peoples of Mexico
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