Mixtec, Southwestern Tlaxiaco

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
meh
Alternate Names
Mixteco de Santiago Nuyoo, Mixteco del Suroeste, Mixteco del Suroeste de Tlaxiaco, Mixteco del suroeste del distrito de Tlaxiaco, Nuyoo Mixtec, Southeastern Ocotepec Mixtec, Tu’un savi
Autonym
Tu̱ꞌun káꞌánꞌ kájí
User Population

7,340 (2000 census). Total Mixtec speakers: 527,000 (2020 INEGI). 1,000 monolinguals.

Location

Oaxaca state.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

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

Nuyoo, Yucuhiti. 54% intelligibility of Atatláhuca [mib] (most similar).

Language Use

Home, friends, work. Used by all. Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 60%. Bible portions: 1999–2016.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mixtec, Southwestern Tlaxiaco
Writing

Latin script [Latn].