Mixtec, Cuyamecalco

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
xtu
Alternate Names
Cuicatlán Mixtec, Mixteco de Cañada central, Mixteco de Cuyamecalco, Tu’un savi
User Population

1,880 (2000 INALI). Total Mixtec speakers: 527,000 (2020 INEGI). 70 monolinguals in San Miguel.

Location

Oaxaca state: Cuicatlán district, Cuyamecalco, San Miguel Santa Flor, and Santa Ana Cuauhtémoc.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

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

None known. Reportedly similar to San Juan Coatzospan [miz].

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mixtec, Cuyamecalco
Writing

Latin script [Latn].