Triqui
Lands
Western Oaxaca, Mexico: a lower zone centered on San Juan Copala and an upper zone centered on San Andrés Chicahuaxtla
Countries Mexico
Facts 3
Today
La Voz de la Mixteca, an INPI radio station in Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, broadcasts in Mixtec, Triqui and Spanish.
As of 2022 Source: Secretaría de Cultura, Sistema de Información Cultural (SIC), with station information from INPI, XETLA La Voz de la Mixteca (AM) : Radio cultural indígena México : Sistema de Información Cultural-Secretaría de Cultura (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
The name Triqui comes from driqui in the Triqui language, built from words meaning father and great or superior.
Source: Secretaría de Cultura, Sistema de Información Cultural (SIC), Gobierno de México, Triquis : Pueblos indígenas México : Sistema de Información Cultural-Secretaría de Cultura (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Culture
Triqui women are skilled weavers, working on the backstrap loom and on a four-stake horizontal loom.
Source: Secretaría de Cultura, Sistema de Información Cultural (SIC), Gobierno de México, Triquis : 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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