Editing Mixtec (section)

==Nomenclature and etymology==
The term Mixtec (''Mixteco'' in Spanish) comes from the [[Nahuatl]] word ''mixtecah'' {{IPA|[miʃˈtekaʔ]}}, "cloud people". There are many names that the Mixtecs have for naming themselves: ''ñuù savi, nayívi savi, ñuù davi, nayivi davi''.{{Pronunciation needed|date=June 2023}} etc. All these denominations can be translated as 'the land of the rain'.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mixtec.sdsu.edu/about.html|title=About|publisher=San Diego State University|access-date=17 May 2019}}</ref> The historic homeland of Mixtec people is La Mixteca, called in Mixtec language ''Ñuu Savi'',{{Pronunciation needed|date=June 2023}} ''Ñuu Djau'',{{Pronunciation needed|date=June 2023}} ''Ñuu Davi'',{{Pronunciation needed|date=June 2023}} etc., depending on the local variant. They call their language ''sa'an davi'',{{Pronunciation needed|date=June 2023}} ''da'an davi''{{Pronunciation needed|date=June 2023}} or ''tu'un savi''.{{Pronunciation needed|date=June 2023}}