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  • proper noun A large language family comprising several families of Native American languages.

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Examples

  • The author Nicholas A. Hopkins, in his article "Otomanguean Linguistic Prehistory," states that glottochronological studies of the Oaxaca Indian groups indicate that the first diversification of this group of languages had begun by 4400 B.C.

    The indigenous people of Oaxaca 2008

  • The author Nicholas A. Hopkins, in his article "Otomanguean Linguistic Prehistory," states that glottochronological studies of the Oaxaca Indian groups indicate that the first diversification of this group of languages had begun by 4400 B.C.

    The indigenous people of Oaxaca 2008

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