Chigmecatitlán Mixtec

Mixtec language of Puebla, Mexico
Chigmecatitlán Mixtec
(Santa María Chigmecatitlán
Santa Catarina Tlaltempan)
Native toMexico
RegionPuebla
Native speakers
1,400 (2010)[1]
some monolingual
Language family
Oto-Manguean
  • Mixtecan
    • Mixtec
      • Chigmecatitlán Mixtec
Language codes
ISO 639-3mii
Glottologchig1239
ELPNorthern 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. This language is also known as Central Puebla Mixtec, Chigmecatitlán Mixtec, Mixteco de la Frontera Puebla-Oaxaca, and Mixteco de Santa María Chigmecatitlán.[2]

Although classified as a 'vigorous' language by Ethnologue, UNESCO's Atlas of languages in danger considers it definitely threatened.[3]

It is not close to other varieties of Mixtec.

References

  1. ^ Chigmecatitlán Mixtec at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ "OLAC resources in and about the Chigmecatitlán Mixtec language". www.language-archives.org. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  3. ^ "Atlas of languages in danger | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
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