In 2003, along with some 62 other indigenous languages, it was recognised by a statutory law of Mexico (General Law of Linguistic Rights of the Indigenous Peoples)[2] as an official language in the Federal District and the other administrative divisions in which it is spoken, and on an equal footing with Spanish.

The largest concentration of Mazahua is found in the municipality of San Felipe del Progreso, State of México, near Toluca.

[3] Mazahua-language programming is carried by the CDI's radio station XETUMI-AM, broadcasting from Tuxpan, Michoacán.

The orthography is based on the Spanish alphabet, with additional rules to account for the large phonetic inventory of Mazahua: The following the first Article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) into Mazahua: Texe yo nte̱ꞌe̱ chjetrjoji, angezeji ximi xoꞌoji ñeje kꞌinchiji, nesta ra ngara na joꞌo kꞌo dyaja e nte̱ꞌe̱.

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.