Mixtec, Alcozauca
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A language of Mexico
Alternate Names
Mixteco de Alocozauca, Mixteco de Xochapa
Autonym
Tu̱’un sâvi
User Population
10,000 (1994 SIL). Total Mixtec speakers: 527,000 (2020 INEGI). 4,000 monolinguals.
Location
Guerrero: near Metlatónoc, 14 villages; Oaxaca state: south of San Mateo Neyapan.
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Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Dialects
Xochapa Mixtec, Petlacalancingo Mixtec. 92% intelligibility of Metlatónoc [mxv]; Metlatónoc has 70% intelligibility of Xochapa dialect.
Language Use
Home, friends, work. Used by all.
Language Development
Literature. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1997–2009.