Mixtec, Jamiltepec

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
mxt
Alternate Names
Eastern Jamiltepec-San Cristobal Mixtec, Mixteco de Jamiltepec, Mixteco de Oaxaca de Costa Central Baja, Mixteco de Santa María Huazolotitlán, Tu’un savi
User Population

9,760 (2000 INALI). Total Mixtec speakers: 527,000 (2020 INEGI). 1,300 monolinguals.

Location

Oaxaca state: San Andrés Huaxtaltepec, Santa Elena Comaltepec, Santa María Huazolotitlán, Santiago Jamiltepec, Santiago Tetepec.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

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

VSO; short words, affixes, clitics; tonal.

Language Use

Used by all. Also use Spanish [spa]. Used as L2 by Ixtayutla Mixtec [vmj].

Language Development

Literature. NT: 1983.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mixtec, Jamiltepec
Writing

Latin script [Latn].