Me'phaa
Lands
La Montaña and Costa Chica regions of Guerrero, Mexico, including Malinaltepec, Acatepec, Tlacoapa and Zapotitlán Tablas
Countries Mexico
Facts 3
Language
Me'phaa, also called Tlapaneco, is a language unique to the state of Guerrero.
As of 2022 Source: Secretaría de Cultura, Sistema de Información Cultural (SIC), with station information from INPI, XEZV La Voz de la Montaña (AM) : Radio cultural indígena México : Sistema de Información Cultural-Secretaría de Cultura (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Today
La Voz de la Montaña in Tlapa, on air since 1979, keeps at least 60 percent of its airtime in the region's original languages, including Me'phaa.
As of 2022 Source: Secretaría de Cultura, Sistema de Información Cultural (SIC), with station information from INPI, XEZV La Voz de la Montaña (AM) : Radio cultural indígena México : Sistema de Información Cultural-Secretaría de Cultura (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Culture
Me'phaa communities practice mano de vuelta: a town brings its musicians to another town's festival without pay, and the favor is later returned in kind.
Source: Secretaría de Cultura, Sistema de Información Cultural (SIC), Gobierno de México, Tlapanecos : Pueblos indígenas México : Sistema de Información Cultural-Secretaría de Cultura (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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