Ñumí Mixtec
Mixtec language of Oaxaca, Mexico
Ñumí Mixtec | |
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Native to | Mexico |
Region | Oaxaca |
Native speakers | 19,000 (2000)[1] |
Language family | Oto-Manguean
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:xtn – Northern Tlaxiacomie – Ocotepecmvg – Yucuañe |
Glottolog | ocot1243 Ocotepecyucu1250 Yucuanenort2985 Northern Tlaxiaco |
ELP | Western Alta Mixtec (shared) |
Ñumí Mixtec is a diverse Mixtec language of Oaxaca. It may be closest to Peñasco Mixtec.
Dialects
Egland & Bartholomew[2] found four dialects which have ca. 80% mutual intelligibility with each other, spoken in the following towns:
- (San Juan) Ñumí, (Santiago) Nunduchi, (San Sebastián) Nicananduta
- (San Antonio) Monteverde
- (Santo Tomás) Ocotepec
- (San Bartolomé) Yucuañe
Yucuañe is no longer being passed on to children.
References
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Mixtec language(s)
- Amoltepec
- Apoala
- Atatláhuca–San Miguel
- Ayutla
- Cacaloxtepec
- Chayuco-Jamiltepec
- Chazumba
- Chigmecatitlán
- Coatzospan
- Cuyamecalco
- Estetla
- Ixtayutla
- Mitlatongo-Yutanduchi
- Mixtepec
- Ñumí
- Nuxaá
- Nuyoo
- Peñasco
- Pinotepa
- San Miguel Piedras
- Silacayoapan
- Sindihui
- Southern Puebla
- Soyaltepec
- Tidaá
- Tilantongo
- Tututepec
- Yoloxóchitl
- Zacatepec