Mixtec, Chigmecatitlán

A language of Mexico

ISO 639: mii
Alternate Names: Central Puebla Mixtec, Da’an davi, De’e dau, Dehe dau, Mixteco de Santa María Chigmecatitlán, Mixteco del Suroeste de Puebla
Population: 1,350 (2010 INEGI). Total Mixtec speakers: 527,000 (2020 INEGI). 160 monolinguals (2010 INEGI).
Location:: Puebla state: Santa Catarina Tlaltempan and Santa María Chigmecatitlán south of Puebla City.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Amuzgo-Mixtecan, Mixtecan, Mixtec
Dialects: None known. 23% intelligibility of Chazumba [mit] (Southern Puebla reportedly most similar). An island of Mixtec surrounded by Popoloca and Nahuatl varieties. Low intelligibility with all Mixtec; very different.
Language Use: Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mixtec, Chigmecatitlán
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Puebla state: Santa Catarina Tlaltempan and Santa María Chigmecatitlán south of Puebla City.