So, the language of Mexico is Spanish? Not quite

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1. plautdietsch?

I had to look that one up - archaic Germanic language brought over by the Mennonites

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2. And Afro-Seminole Creole. Go figure

This came up because a few days ago, in Saltillo, Mexico, my wife and I bumped into a group of six or seven young girls at a 7-11 who were talking in a dialect that we didn't recognize. My wife asked them what they were speaking and they said it was Te___azteca, that's all I can remember. They were from Oaxaca and the language is not even on the map. What they were doing in Saltillo or where they were heading is a mystery. But they were cohesive group of girls ages between 16 and 25. I wish them a safe journey, wherever they are headed.

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3. More to the point of your reply...

In 1970, or thereabouts, when my father was applying for me to acquire US citizenship through him, we were at the El Paso border crossing waiting to cross and in front of us was a couple, blond, blue eyed, late 50's early 60's. He was dressed in coveralls, a plaid flannel shirt, and straw hat. She was dressed in a gingham dress and bonnet. When they reached the counter, the immigration officer asked: "How may I help you?" in English, naturally. They looked at each other confused and he says in Spanish: ¿Que dijo?

Immediately the officer switched to Spanish and everything went forward normally.

It was then I learned, from my father, that there were colonies of Mennonites living in Chihuahua that only spoke some dialect of German, and Spanish as a second language.

So, yea, Plautdietsch most likely.