🇲🇽 What Language Do They Speak in Mexico?
The short answer
Mexico speaks Spanish — it is the world's largest Spanish-speaking country, home to roughly one in five native Spanish speakers. Interestingly, Mexico has no official language at the federal level: Spanish is the de facto national tongue alongside 68 recognised indigenous language groups.
Worth knowing
- ●Around 130 million people make Mexico the biggest Spanish-speaking nation on Earth
- ●68 national indigenous language groups are legally recognised, including Nahuatl (over 1.5 million speakers) and Maya
- ●Mexican Spanish is the variety most non-Spanish speakers hear in film and TV — a great 'neutral' starting point for learners
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