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There is no such language as Mexican, but the indigenous "Mexican" language would be Nahuatl, which was outlawed after the Spanish Conquest. It is currently a regional language spoken by 1.5 million Mexican people.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 8y agoBecause present-day Mexico was conquered and settled by Spanish conquistadors in the 16th century. As conquerors, they imposed their language, religion and culture among the peoples of that country, destroying the indigenous cultures along the way, such as Mayan, Aztec and many others.
However, not all peoples were conquered at the same time; some groups of indigenous people managed to flee from the European encroachment. Nowadays, there are some 15.7 million people who are considered indigenous to Mexico; most of them speak any of several native languages, including Nahuatl (Aztec), Yucatec (Mayan), Tzotzil, Mixtec or Zapotec. They speak 54 languages that are recognized as national languages and can be used for official purposes, besides Spanish.
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∙ 7y agoBecause Mexico was "discovered", conquered and settled by Spanish conquistadors since 1521, during the Age of Exploration. Mexico then became an overseas territory of the Spanish Crown for the following 300 years, adopting the language, religion and traditions of the European "motherland".
Mexico became independent of Spain by the end of 1821, but by that time, more than 90% of the population already had Spanish as their main language. Nowadays (2016), 93% of the population speaks Spanish or speaks it besides any of the 63 Amerindian languages located within Mexico's territory.
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∙ 6y agoBecause they don't realize that "Mexican" is not a language. For information about the languages of Mexico, click here.
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∙ 11y agothey speak spanish but they say mexican because they use the language in terms of race
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∙ 6y agoBecause there is no such language as "Mexican."
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Are Mexican Americans different from Mexicans?
no they are not because that speak spanish
Do Mexicans talk Polish?
No, they speak Spanish with a Mexican accent.
How do you say jerk in Mexican?
dude you mean in spanish not Mexican not only Mexicans speak spanish but to answer your question you sayidiota
What would the English name Sam be in Mexican?
It would be translated as Samuel. Note the "Mexican" language doesn't exist; Mexicans speak Spanish as much as Americans speak English.It would be translated as Samuel. Note the "Mexican" language doesn't exist; Mexicans speak Spanish as much as Americans speak English.
Do all Mexicans schools speak spanish?
All Mexican schools speak Spanish except for a few private schools.
What words do you have today that come from the Mexican language?
none, Mexicans speak Spanish.
What kind of Spanish do Mexicans speak?
If you're referring to the language, than there's only one language. And it's Spanish.
How do you spell the number 10 in Mexican?
Mexicans basically speak Spanish. In Spanish, 10 is written "diez".
How do you say Can I have your number in Mexican?
Mexicans speak spanish- Me puedes dar tu numero?
Why do 90 percent of Mexicans speak spanish?
Because They are Mexican, and Mex: comes from the word spain, so that means that their old grandsisters speak spanish
What is good afternoon in Mexican?
Mexicans speak Spanish. In Spanish "good afternoon" is "buenas tardes". And by the way, Brazil speaks Portuguese, not Spanish.
What do Mexicans like?
They speak spanish(espanol) They sociable and friendly (opional) They love Mexican food.
