4/29/2023
Bilingualism above the cloudsI recently tagged along on Endless Oaxaca Multilingüe's trip to San Andrés Chicahuaxtla (Mexico) to visit an elementary school so high in the Sierra Madre mountains that you look down on the clouds. This region, known locally as La Mixteca, is one of Mexico's most linguistically diverse: more than half of the population speaks an indigenous language, mostly from the Otomanguean language family. To a linguist who studies these languages, the view beyond the elementary school gate is paradisal. The standard issue concrete walls are covered with colorful murals representing local flora, fauna, and radiant
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