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The Indigenous Community of Mazahua
Spanish 


Her son, Maximilliano

A Mix of Languages
I have nine children. Three are married, three are in school outside of this community, and three are still in school here in El Tigre. Maximilliano (6), Franciso (8), and Gilberto (11) are losing the ability to fully communicate in Mazahua as in school they are required to learn Spanish and later on English. This makes me sad, to see that they are "too proud" to learn their ancestral language.