The Huave (also spelled Huavi or Wabi) are an indigenous people of Mexico.

[5] They have inhabited the Isthmus of Tehuantepec for more than 3000 years, preceding the Zapotec people in settling the area.

Today they inhabit several villages (most notably San Mateo del Mar, in the Tehuantepec District, and Santa María del Mar, San Dionisio del Mar and San Francisco del Mar, in the Juchitán District) on the sandspits of the Pacific Ocean and trade marine products with inland neighbors.

[3] Huave families are patrilocal and reside in homes with thatched roofs.

Male members of each Huave village belong to the escalafón, which is a community organization for civic and religious affairs.