THE CHINANTEC SPEAK AN OTO-MANGUEAN LANGUAGE. THEY HAVE 14 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. THESE INDIANS LIVE IN NORTHWEST OAXACA IN SOUTHERN MEXICO. THEY LIVE IN AN AREA NOT EASILY ACCESSABLE AND MOUNTAINOUS. THEY HAVE ABOUT 150,000. THEY GROW CORN, BEANS, AND YAMS. THEY CULTIVATE WITH DIGGING STICKS AND HOE. CHICKEN, PORK, AND FISH PROVIDE PROTEIN. WILD FRUIT IS PICKED. THEIR RECTANGULAR HOUSES ARE BUILT WITH LOGS AND THATCHED ROOFS. NATIVE CRAFTS ARE DECLINING, BUT THEY MAKE BASKETS. THEY MAKE CLOTH CLOTH FOR HUIPIL OR A LONG BLOUSE IS WOVEN AND IT IS STILL WORN. THE TRADITIONAL COSTUME FOR MEN IS IS NO LONGER WORN. THEY PRACTICE ROMAN CATHOLICISM AND THEIR CROP FERTILITY RITUALS HAVE DISAPPEARED. BAPTISM IS A MAJOR EVENT. A CHILD IS NOT CONSIDERED FULLY HUMAN UNTILHE OR SHE IS BAPTIZED. THEY SAY PRAYERS AND SING AND BURN INCENSE.
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