The Tlapanec / ˈ t l æ p ə n ɛ k / , or Meꞌphaa , are an indigenous people of Mexico native to the state of Guerrero . The Tlapanec language is a part of the Oto-Manguean language family . The now extinct Subtiaba language of Nicaragua was a closely related language. Today, Tlapanecs live primarily in the state of Guerrero and number more than 98,000.
4-451: (Redirected from Tlapaneco ) Tlapanec , Tlappanec , Tlapaneco or Meꞌphaa may refer to: Tlapanec people , an indigenous people of Mexico Tlapanec language , an indigenous Mesoamerican language Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tlapanec . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
8-841: The isolated mountain area along the Costa Chica region of Guerrero, just southeast of present-day Acapulco . Their territory was called Yopitzinco by the Aztecs who also referred to the Tlapanecs as Yopi . Yopitzinco was never conquered by the Aztecs and remained an independent enclave within the Aztec empire. The main Tlapanec city was Tlapan and the name Tlapanec is the Nahuatl for "Inhabitant of Tlapan". The Tlapanecs explain natural phenomena through myth , like
12-403: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tlapanec&oldid=965311326 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Tlapanec people In pre-Columbian times they lived in
16-406: The myth of the creation of the sun ( Akha' ), the moon ( Gon' ) and the fire god ( Akuun mbatsuun' ), who all were born on the bank of the river and who were raised by Akuun ñee , goddess of the temazcal sweatbath and patron of the hot/cold duality. Another important element in their culture is nagualism . When a baby is born it is said that at the same time an animal is born and that that animal
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