Hñähñu
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The Hñähñu, also referred to as Otomí, are an indigenous people of Mexico.
The Otomi language is part of the Otopamean language family, which also includes Chichimeca Jonaz, Mazahua, Pame, Ocuilteco, and Matlatzinca, which belong to the Otomangean language group (consisting of the Amuzgoan, Chinantecan, Mixtecan, Otopamean, Popolocan, Tlapanecan, and Zapotecan language families). The Hñähñu of the Valle de Mezquital speak nHa:nHu while the Otomi south of Querétaro speak nHa:nHo, together amounting to 300,000 people (some 5 to 6 percent is monolingual), most of whom live in the states of Hidalgo (Valle de Mezquital), México, Puebla, Querétaro, Tlaxcala, and Veracruz.
Historically, the Otomi people coexisted with the Aztec/Mexica people and had a reputation as brave warriors. Otomi warriors were often employed by the Aztecs and people of Tlaxcala as mercenaries. Legend has it that the Tlaxcaltecans sent a group of Otomi warriors to oppose the Spanish, and when they lost, decided to ally themselves with the Spaniards.
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