Ñumí Mixtec
Mixtec language of Oaxaca, Mexico
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::summary Mixtec language of Oaxaca, Mexico ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox language"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ñumí Mixtec |
| states | Mexico |
| region | Oaxaca |
| speakers | |
| date | 2000 |
| ref | e18 |
| familycolor | oto-manguean |
| fam1 | Oto-Manguean |
| fam2 | Mixtecan |
| fam3 | Mixtec |
| fam4 | Ñumí–Tlacotepec ? |
| lc1 | xtn |
| ld1 | Northern Tlaxiaco |
| lc2 | mie |
| ld2 | Ocotepec |
| lc3 | mvg |
| ld3 | Yucuañe |
| glotto | ocot1243 |
| glottoname | Ocotepec |
| glottorefname | Ocotepec Mixtec |
| glotto2 | yucu1250 |
| glottoname2 | Yucuane |
| glottorefname2 | Yucuane Mixtec |
| glotto3 | nort2985 |
| glottoname3 | Northern Tlaxiaco |
| glottorefname3 | Northern Tlaxiaco Mixtec |
| ELP | 10537 |
| ELPname | Western Alta Mixtec (shared) |
| :: |
| name = Ñumí Mixtec | altname = | nativename = | states = Mexico | region = Oaxaca | speakers = | date = 2000 | ref = e18 | familycolor = oto-manguean | fam1 = Oto-Manguean | fam2 = Mixtecan | fam3 = Mixtec | fam4 = Ñumí–Tlacotepec ? | lc1 = xtn | ld1 = Northern Tlaxiaco | lc2 = mie | ld2 = Ocotepec | lc3 = mvg | ld3 = Yucuañe | glotto = ocot1243 | glottoname = Ocotepec | glottorefname = Ocotepec Mixtec | glotto2 = yucu1250 | glottoname2 = Yucuane | glottorefname2 = Yucuane Mixtec | glotto3 = nort2985 | glottoname3 = Northern Tlaxiaco | glottorefname3 = Northern Tlaxiaco Mixtec | ELP = 10537 | ELPname = Western Alta Mixtec (shared)
Ñumí Mixtec is a diverse Mixtec language of Oaxaca. It may be closest to Peñasco Mixtec.
Dialects
Egland & Bartholomew 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
References
- Egland & Bartholomew (1983) ''La Inteligibilidad Interdialectal en México''
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