Mazatec is a language that belongs to the Popolocan branch (Gudschinsky 1959b) of the Otomanguean family (Rensch 1976). This note is an overview of the linguistic studies about the Mazatec language, from the works of the second half of the nineteenth century, to the most recent ones.Keywords: Mazatec, Otomanguean, indigenous languages, history of mexican linguistics
ResumenEl mazateco es una lengua que pertenece a la rama popolocana (Gudschinsky 1959b) de la familia otomangue (Rensch 1976). Esta nota ofrece un panorama acerca de los estudios lingüísticos sobre el mazateco, desde la segunda mitad del siglo xix hasta nuestros días.Palabras clave: mazateco, otomangue, lenguas indígenas, historia de la lingüística mexicana
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