Cuicatec, Teutila

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Dbaku, Duaku
Autonym
Dubaku
User Population

3,140 (2000 INALI). Total Cuicatec speakers: 13,000 (2020 INEGI). 260 monolinguals.

Location

Oaxaca state: San Pedro Teutila; 8 towns.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Amuzgo-Mixtecan, Mixtecan, Cuiatec
Dialects

Cuicateco del Norte, Cuicateco del oriente. 79% intelligibility of Tepeuxila [cux].

Typology

VSO; short words; affixes; tonal.

Language Use

Some young people, all adults.

Language Development

Literature. Dictionary. NT: 1972–2011.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Cuicatec, Teutila
Writing

Latin script [Latn].