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Indigenous ethnic group in Oaxaca, Mexico For the Tacuate language, see Zacatepec Mixtec.

The Tacuate are an indigenous people of Mexico who live in the state of Oaxaca. The Tacuate language is one of the Mixtec languages; in 2010, there were 1,500 speakers.

Most of the people are engaged in subsistence agriculture, with some keeping cattle and goats, and with women producing textile crafts for a source of cash. Land tenure is usually communal. The Tacuate live in two municipalities in the Mixteca de la Costa area: Santa María Zacatepec in the Putla district and Santiago Ixtayutla in the Jamiltepec district.

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v t e Indigenous peoples of Mexico
More than 100,000 people	Chinantec Chʼol Huastec Maya Mazahua Mazatec Mixe Mixtec Nahua Otomi Purépecha Rarámuri Tlapanec Totonac Tzeltal Tzotzil Zapotec	Mexico portal
20,000 – 100,000 people	Amuzgo Chatino Chontal Maya Cora Cuicatec Huave Mam Mayo Popoluca Tepehuán Tojolabal Triqui Wixarika Yaqui Zoque
1,000 – 20,000 people	Akatek Chichimeca Jonaz Chocho Chuj Guarijio Jakaltek Lacandon Mexicanero Ocuiltec Pame Pima Bajo Qʼanjobʼal Qʼeqchiʼ Tacuate Tepehua
Less than 1,000 people	Awakatek Chiricahua Cochimí Cucapá Ixcatecos Ixil Kaqchikel Kʼicheʼ Kikapú Kiliwa Kumiai Lipán Mezcalero Motozintleco Opata Paipai Seri Teko Tohono Oʼodham Western Apache

v t e Indigenous peoples of Oaxaca
Amuzgo Chatino Chinanteco Chochotec Cuicateco Huave Ixcatec Mazateco Mixe Mixtec Oaxacan Chontal Popoluca Tacuate Trique Zapotec Zoque