MEH ISO 639-3
Mixtec, Southwestern Tlaxiaco
Tu̱ꞌun káꞌánꞌ kájí Autonym
A language of Mexico
- ISO 639
- meh
- Alternate Names
- Mixteco de Santiago Nuyoo, Mixteco del Suroeste, Mixteco del Suroeste de Tlaxiaco, Mixteco del suroeste del distrito de Tlaxiaco, Nuyoo Mixtec, Southeastern Ocotepec Mixtec, Tu’un savi
- Autonym
- Tu̱ꞌun káꞌánꞌ kájí
- Population
- 7,340 (2000 census). Total Mixtec speakers: 527,000 (2020 INEGI). 1,000 monolinguals.
- Location:
- Oaxaca state.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Amuzgo-Mixtecan, Mixtecan, Mixtec
- Dialects
- Nuyoo, Yucuhiti. 54% intelligibility of Atatláhuca [mib] (most similar).
- Language Use
- Home, friends, work. Used by all. Also use Spanish [spa].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 60%. Bible portions: 1999–2016.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Mixtec, Southwestern Tlaxiaco
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Oaxaca state.
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