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Xochistlahuaca Amuzgo

"Xochistlahuaca" is the name of an indigenous Amuzgo village in Guerrero, Mexico. Though the community is Amuzgo, the town's name comes from the Nahuatl (Aztec) language, where it means "field of flowers." The native Amuzgo name for the town is Suljaá. The Xochistlahuaca people speak the Northern Amuzgo dialect, which consequently is sometimes known as Xochistlahuaca Amuzgo.

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Here are links to our webpages about the Xochistlahuaca tribe and language:

Xochistlahuaca language
Amuzgo culture
Mexican Indian
Oto-Manguean
Mesoamerican cultures

Here are links to more Internet resources about Xochistlahuaca (most in Spanish):
Xochistlahuaca. Suljaa'. Amuzgos.
Xochistlahuaca Guerrero
Wikipedia: Xochistlahuaca
People of the Loom: Xochistlahuaca
Artesanias Tlacoachistlahuaca y Xochistlahuaca

And here are a few good books about the Xochistlahuacas:
Behind God's Back
Amuzgo-Spanish Dictionary
The Mesoamerican Indian Languages

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