Chigmecatitlán Mixtec
| Chigmecatitlán Mixtec | |
|---|---|
| (Santa María Chigmecatitlán Santa Catarina Tlaltempan) | |
| Native to | Mexico |
| Region | Puebla |
Native speakers | 1,400 (2010)[1] some monolingual |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mii |
| Glottolog | chig1239 |
| ELP | Northern Baja Mixtec (shared) |
Chigmecatitlán Mixtec (also known as Southeast Puebla Mixtec, or dehe dau ['rain language'] by its speakers) is a Mixtec language of Puebla, Mexico, spoken in the municipalities of Chigmecatitlán and Acatlán de Osorio.
Although classified as a 'vigorous' language by Ethnologue, UNESCO's Atlas of languages in danger considers it definitely threatened.[2]
It is not close to other varieties of Mixtec.
References[]
- ^ Chigmecatitlán Mixtec at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "Atlas of languages in danger | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
Categories:
- Mixtec language
- Oto-Manguean language stubs