The Otomí: Prehispanic History

[@rayray9865]

My lineage is from this tribe and I can't be more proud one of the oldest tribes to settle in Central Mexico if not the oldest predating the Aztecs by 10,000 years

[@Zet272]

Sigh… my grandma and great grandmother were from this tribe and spoke otomi and even knew songs and folklore unfortunately my grandmother and great grandmother didn’t teach my mother the language because they didn’t want people to discriminate against her

[@abigailsmith4308]

You can still learn hñöhñö, la UAQ and probably the universidad autónoma in Hidalgo have classes, including online (I know for a fact UAQ does). It's an easy language to learn if you already speak English and Spanish

[@richardtrejo2398]

My father was from this area, he was pure blooded … he was straight from the mountains of Hidalgo. And his family spoke this language.. he was legit pure blooded like upwards of 100%

[@themedjay4559]

Pues dile a tu papá que te enseñe de su cultura porque está desapareciendo, si quieres reconectar con tus raíces para preservar el linaje de tu familia.

[@richardtrejo2398]

@@themedjay4559 Claro, La Sangre de Indio que tango tiene que vivir

[@jonathan110931]

My 4 grandparents are Otomies, they were very discriminated for not speaking perfect Spanish 😢 also all from Hidalgo, del Valle de Mezquital.

[@ronaldoEscalanteCruz]

❤️

[@zurisadaijeronimo4746]

my whole family is from hidalgo. my grandma is puré blooded too. I try learning otomi because I don't want to lose this part of my culture.

[@victorangeles655]

did 23 and me and my strongest native american tribe connection was Otomi very proud!

[@OL66hhs]

Same, yet still feel confused lol

[@useravailableonlyatnight]

SAMEEE

[@jaimeruiz7837]

@@useravailableonlyatnight WTF, I just did mine like 36.2 percent. Now I must learn about them and the language.

[@elviraarias6881]

Me encantó su crónica, muy clara y objetiva. Muchas felicidades.

[@jacksfacts20]

My wife just got her 23 and me updated and appears to be otomi, however, it's unclear as to wether this is because they've only sampled the otomi's and that's what she's cloest too, or they've collected enough samples from different tribes that you can tell which group she's actually from. Reguardless, I'm glad I found this channel as I've always wanted to know more about ancient central America.

[@albertocayentejunior8025]

Same!

[@Krawfordk78]

Me too. I apparently am Otomi and Ashkenazi Jew. I have no idea how that came about.

[@leganderykomodo6325]

My 23 and me says I’m related to otomi and nahua near Zacatecas and Guadalajara

[@Zapp760]

I thought I was Purepecha and Guamare chichimeca due to my ancestry dna locations (Michoacan and west Guanajuato) but I transferred my data to Somos Ancestria and my indigenous dna pointed me to Nahua Otomi in Hidalgo, north of Mexico City. I carry fragments of other Indigenous groups but Nahua/Otomi is my highest percentage.

[@Elizabeth_lowkeyluxuries]

What website did you get your DNA tested? My paternal side is from Guanajuato

[@Zapp760]

@@Elizabeth_lowkeyluxuries AncestryDNA and SomosAncestria. My father's side is west guanajuato.

[@gad_leybharts]

thank you so much for preserving our roots! I am Otomi too (in part).

[@nelson1tom]

Just learned im 30% otomi thanks to DNA. I dont even speak spanish. Where can i learn more?

[@Bon3zB3ats]

Great video man thanks!

[@irarameztli179]

I have otomi blood from queretaro!cheers!

[@estebanquiroz8096]

Me too. I have 44% while the rest is Spanish-North african.

[@stuckinthemoshpit]

What part of queretaro?

[@jessicavalora6355]

I'm Otomi decendent my mother tias and aguelita speak Otomi but they never taught us for fear of discrimination.

[@deathstroke980]

What part of Mexico are your family from

[@jessicavalora6355]

@@deathstroke980 My mother and her family are from a place called Queretaro .

[@themedjay4559]

Is diferent now, it is necessary to preserv tradition and culture, all of this is near of dessapear.

[@jonathan110931]

Same here 😢 I do know a few words and sentences. But my mother was prohibited from speaking her native language. My 4 grandparents were all discriminated for not speaking enough Spanish. 😢

[@miriamagustin2272]

Same here! Sadly 😢- discrimination was the fear of teaching us

[@alejandrabecerra8863]

I'm so confused. So were Otomie's were very closely related to Nahua people? Or are Otomie's Chichimecas...or are the Otomies the original people and then people broke off and became different so called "chicimeca" people?

[@rodrigogiles5390]

Nahuas are from Northern Mexico Originally, think of otomíes as a language family with scattered tribes all around central Mexico that eventually moved north whom we also call chichimecas

[@alejandrabecerra8863]

@@rodrigogiles5390 So are Nahua and otomi both just language families not tribes? Because an Otomi nation is established in central Mexico…right? Also, is it true that Nahua people can be tracked all the way down to Nicaragua? Sorry for all the questions it’s just my family is from the so called states of Aguascalientes and Jalisco and the original peoples from there always mentioned are Guachichil people who were considered Chichimeca, so I thought otomi people were a different tribe of chichimecas. Not that Guachichil people were otomi. I hope this makes sense. I’m just trying to understand the relations and terms.

[@rodrigogiles5390]

@@alejandrabecerra8863 it's confusing since anyone that the Mexica considered primitive they called "chichimeca" but in terms of Chichimeca-jonaz they probably are a groups of otomíes. And yes that's right i think I've read they are descendents of the nahua Toltecs from back in the day but I'm not sure but nahuas spread like wild fire even in small pueblos in Michoacan that was mostly purépecha they have their one dialect apart from the one spoken in central Mexico.

[@rodrigogiles5390]

@@alejandrabecerra8863 Jalisco and Nayarit have Huichol as well that are a pretty big influence maybe you can look into them. If you're tryna find your roots look at you grand parents or great grandparents pueblos and maybe look into who inhabitated them prior to Spanish expansion. It's a lot of work reconnecting and you're doing good asking questions

[@alejandrabecerra8863]

@@rodrigogiles5390 yeah, sure is. Especially since the historians can’t seem to get their terms in order lol. I’m all lost. Thanks for responding.

[@gustavovillegas5909]

Great video!

[@elcochiloco1456]

Puro pinche otomi alv. Stand the fuck up.

[@rayray9865]

💯💯💯

[@Simonjose7258]

Wow. Very thorough.

[@eozed]

I actually have 70% Otomi blood. Great research, it is said we were here way before Aztecs even arrived. I’m beginning to believe we were actually of if I of the 12 tribes. I believe we have Hebrew linage.

[@sergiogarnica7211]

At 3:10 they audio says the otomi believe in 9 superimposed layers or heaven, while the video itself shows 9 layers of the underworld and 13 layers of heaven.

[@hildebertojarquin3421]

I have a question, weren’t there also otomi people who were Tlaxcalan’s ? I’ve researched that Tlaxcalans were made up of different ethnic groups, some who were otomi, nahua, and pame and many other ethnic groups.

[@jonathanaguilar1843]

Yes Otomis and those other groups you mentioned all lived within Tlaxcalteca territory

[@Loco-comptone]

I thought for sure my dad's town zinapecuaro was purepechas territory but now I think it might be otomi

[@Iconictem]

Ahh yess the oto pimean language

[@Krawfordk78]

I just found out through DNA that I have Otomi blood, but Ashkenazi Jew. How did that come about?

[@k.b.s4703]

I'm 50 percent Nahua Otomi. Is this related?

[@estebanquiroz8096]

You’re in the same boat as I am I’m 44%, my family isn’t connected to that blood because my great grandfather was a Spanish Creole. When my grandfather got married with my grandmother who was a Mix of moorish (North african people called Berbers who practiced Islam) and Spanish. So from there the disconnection went on. None of my uncles ever found out exactly where the full blooded Otomi family was.

[@jaimeluna2987]

Otomi 37%😊

[@djz.p.e.6260]

Otomi=potow-otomi.🐆💪🏾

[@genanunez8170]

I have no idea why this tribe popped up on my 23 and me if my mom has a completely different tribe on her's but hey I don't mind ig I get it from my dad's Gene's .

[@virginiasanchez1612]

Español por favor

[@Luciopiacenza333]

they are generically related to the Manchurian people.

[@Bon3zB3ats]

Esta traducido en capciones

[@Ink_Floyd]

The T in the word Nauhatl is silent.

[@finisgloriaemundihomini]

It isn't silent, it blends with the L at the end

[@nerdosauriorex]

It is silent in modern Nahuatl. In Classical Nahuatl it is pronounced with the tip of the tongue connected to the front teeth. Air must be blown laterally. See Fermin Herrera Nahuatl-English Dictionary

[@nerdosauriorex]

*my pronunciation is in Classical Nahuatl

[@mangoaeol6056]

De hecho depende de la zona si es que se pronuncia o no, hay otros grupos naguas que las c las pronuncian como g de Gato.

[@andresaguilar6097]

​@@nerdosauriorex It is only silent in some modern varieties of Nahuatl. The many still feature the lateral alveolar affricate, pronounced in the video [tɬ]

[@Jose-db3hg]

Basura in Hebrew etymology means good news