Mixtec, San Juan Colorado
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A language of Mexico
Alternate Names
Mixteco de Oaxaca de la Costa Noroeste, Mixteco de San Juan Colorado
Autonym
Tu’un sav
User Population
5,580 (2000 INALI). Total Mixtec speakers: 527,000 (2020 INEGI). 1,890 monolinguals.
Location
Oaxaca state: San Juan Colorado and San Pedro Atoyac in coastal area.
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Language Status
5 (Developing).
Typology
VSO; short words, clitics, affixes; tonal.
Language Use
Used by all.
Language Development
Literature. Dictionary. NT: 1994–2013.