Totonac
Language Information
Totonac is spoken in eastern Mexico, in northern Veracruz and Puebla.
Totonac is a group of closely related languages with about 250,000 speakers. The Totonac built the ancient city of El Tajín and are associated with the Voladores (Flying Men) ceremony and with growing vanilla.
Totonac is a group of closely related languages with about 250,000 speakers. The Totonac built the ancient city of El Tajín and are associated with the Voladores (Flying Men) ceremony and with growing vanilla.
- Language Family
- North American Indian
- Subgroup
- Totonacan
Totonac Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Totonac, Papantla
Wakg lakch'ixkuwin talakgawan nak ka'unin niti ka'akgch'apawalinit nachuna wakg takg'alhi ixtamaxanatkan chu tu kaminini, je'e wanp'utun xlakata wakg talakpuwanan, talalakgk'atsan liwakg, talakask'ini xlakata wakg natalamakgtaya.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