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close up of one of the linguistic maps with the concentrations of the speakers of the Maya/ Maaya T'aan language depicted by the various shapes. The yellow color of the shapes signifies a 5-25% margin of the local population that is fluent in the given language.

New Web Index: 2005 Indigenous Languages of Mexico

The ASU Library Map and Geospatial Hub is pleased to present a collection of newly digitized maps, accompanied by a corresponding web map index: 2005 Indigenous Languages of Mexico. ...

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Screen grab of Linguistic Map of Mexico and Central America with pop-up box showing language and language family

New Web App: Linguistic Map of Mexico and Central America

Our latest web app, Linguistic Map of Mexico and Central America, is now live and available to the public. ...

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Map of Mexico and Central American nations featuring color-coded regions denoting speakers of different Indigenous languages

Map of the Month: April 2021

Our April Map of the Month is this 1909 Linguistic Map of Mexico and Central America by Cyrus Thomas and J.R. Swanton. It displays the geographic distribution of a variety of Mesoamerican languages an...

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