Ixcatecos

The Ixcatec people are a native ethnic minority in Mexico. There are a reported 207 of them living in the state of Oaxaca.

Their traditional language is the Ixcatec language (Xwja) which is in danger of extinction.^[1]

The Ixcatec community is centered in Santa María Ixcatlán, which is within the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve.

Ixcatec is an exonym. In Xwja, they are Xuani or Xula.^[2]