Chiapaneco (masculine singular), chiapaneca (feminine singular), chiapanecos (masculine/mixed-gender plural), or chiapanecas (feminine plural) is a
demonym
A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...
identifying its bearer(s) as living in, coming from, or having ancestral roots in the Mexican state of
Chiapas
Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...
. It may refer to:
* Chiapanecos, a proto-historical indigenous people who spoke the
Chiapanec language
Chiapanec is a presumably extinct indigenous Mexican language of the Oto-Manguean language family. The 1990 census reported 17 speakers of the language in southern Chiapas out of an ethnic population of 32, but later investigations failed to find ...
* "
Las Chiapanecas", a traditional Mexican tune
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