THESE FOLKS LIVE IN NORTHEAST OAXACA AND IT RAINS IN THE HILLS. THEY SPEAK MIXTECAN. THEY ARE AGRICULTURALISTS AND GROW CORN, BEANS, SQUASH AND CHILIS. THEY RAISE CHICKENS. PEOPLE LIVE IN THE VILLAGES WITH THATCHED ROOFS AND WALLS OF STICKS. THEY MAKE POTTERY, BASKETS, ROPES, AND NETS. THEY NO LONGER WEAVE AS MUCH AS BEFORE. THEY STILL WEAVE HUIPILES - LONG TUNICS. THEY WEAVE NATIVE IDOLS. THEY BELIEVE ELVES AND GOBLINS ARE THOUGHT TO BE IN CAVES. THEY HAVE SPECIAL RITES OF KINSHIP AND SOME HAVE CONVERTED TO CATHOLICISM.
THE CIUCATEC SPEAK OTO MANGUEAN. THEY HAVE TWO SEPARATE LANGUAGES. THEY HAVE 12,000 SPEAKERS TODAY.
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