CUX ISO 639-3
Cuicatec, Tepeuxila
Dibaku Autonym
A language of Mexico
- ISO 639
- cux
- Alternate Names
- Cuicateco del centro, Dbaku
- Autonym
- Dibaku
- Population
- 8,680 (2000 INALI). Total Cuicatec speakers: 13,000 (2020 INEGI). 850 monolinguals.
- Location:
- Oaxaca state: 16 towns in northwest.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Amuzgo-Mixtecan, Mixtecan, Cuiatec
- Dialects
- Santa María Pápalo. 88% intelligibility of Teutila Cuicatec [cut].
- Typology
- VSO; short words; affixes, clitics; tonal.
- Language Use
- Used by all.
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Texts. NT: 1974.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Cuicatec, Tepeuxila
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Santa María Pápalo is a significant sub-dialect.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Oaxaca state: 16 towns in northwest.
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