Cáhita
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 40,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Mexico ( Sonora) ( Sinaloa) | |
| Languages | |
| Cahita (Yaqui, Mayo) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Mayo people, Yaqui people |
Cáhita is a group of Indigenous peoples of Mexico, which includes the Yaqui and Mayo people. Numbering approximately 40,000, they live in west coast of the states of Sonora and Sinaloa.[1]
Language
Their languages, the Yaqui and Mayo languages, form the Cáhitan branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family. They are agglutinative languages, where words use suffix complexes for a variety of purposes, with several morphemes strung together. The Cáhita population was drastically reduced by Spanish explorers around the 19th century.
References
- ^ "Cahita: Orientation." Every Culture. (retrieved 30 Dec 2010)
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cahita". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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