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Trique people

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thumb|A Triqui needlepoint design

Key facts

Ethnic group.group
Trique people
Ethnic group.image
Semana santa triqui en Santo Domingo del Estado.jpg
Ethnic group.caption
Trique people during a Palm Sunday procession
Ethnic group.population
25,883
Ethnic group.languages
Trique, Mixtec, and Mexican Spanish
Ethnic group.religions
Catholic, Protestant, and Native Trique religion
Ethnic group.related
Mixtec people and Cuicatec people

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Custom
  • Agriculture
  • Livestock
  • Distribution
  • Sports
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

thumb|A Triqui needlepoint design

The Triqui (, ) or Trique () are an Indigenous people of the western part of the Mexican state of Oaxaca, centered in the municipalities of Juxtlahuaca, Putla, and Tlaxiaco. They number around 23,000 according to Ethnologue surveys. The Triqui language is a Mixtecan language of Oto-Manguean genetic affiliation. Trique peoples are known for their distinctive woven huipiles, baskets, and morrales (handbags).

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