Mazahua

Language Information

Mazahua is spoken in central Mexico, in the State of Mexico and Michoacán.
Mazahua is an Oto-Manguean language closely related to Otomi, with about 150,000 speakers.

Language Family: North American Indian
Subgroup: Oto-Manguean

Mazahua Language Sample

Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1

Mazahua Central

Texe yo nte̱'e̱ chjetrjoji, angezeji ximi xo'oji ñeje k'inchiji, nesta ra ngara na jo'o k'o dyaja e nte̱'e̱.

English translation

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights