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JMX ISO 639-3

Mixtec, Western Juxtlahuaca

Tu̱’un-yó Autonym

A language of Mexico

ISO 639
jmx
Alternate Names
Coicoyán Mixtec, Mixteco del Oeste Alto, Mixteco del Oeste de Juxtlahuaca, Tu̱’un davi, Tu̱’un savi
Autonym
Tu̱’un-yó
Population
20,000 (2005 census). Total Mixtec speakers: 527,000 (2020 INEGI). 9,000 monolinguals (2005 census). Coicoyan Municipality: 3,520 monolinguals (2005). San Martin Peras Municipality: 4,820 monolinguals.
Location:
Oaxaca, San Martín Peras and Río Frijol; Guerrero, Santa Cruz Yucucani, and San José Yoxocaño municipalities, Malvabisco, Rancho Limón, Río Aguacate, Boca de Mamey, Oaxaca-Guerrero border due west of Juxtlahuaca; Baja California, and Mexico (San Quintin valley, Maneadero, Tijuana, San Antonio de las Minas).
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Amuzgo-Mixtecan, Mixtecan, Mixtec
Dialects
San Martín Peras, Coicoyán, San Juan Piñas. 82% intelligibility of Metlatónoc [mxv], 80% of Silacayoapan [mks], 65% of Juxtlahuaca [vmc], 19% of Cuatzoquitengo, 16% of Zacatepec [mza].
Language Use
All domains. Used by all. Also use Spanish [spa], but very little and with little comprehension.
Language Development
Bible portions: 2021.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mixtec, Western Juxtlahuaca
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Primary school in San Martín. Many work in Culiacán during cold months. Traditional religion, Christian.

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Location: Oaxaca, San Martín Peras and Río Frijol; Guerrero, Santa Cruz Yucucani, and San José Yoxocaño municipalities, Malvabisco, Rancho Limón, Río Aguacate, Boca de Mamey, Oaxaca-Guerrero border due west of Juxtlahuaca; Baja California, and Mexico (San Quintin valley, Maneadero, Tijuana, San Antonio de las Minas).