Mixtec, Jamiltepec

A language of Mexico

ISO 639: mxt
Alternate Names: Eastern Jamiltepec-San Cristobal Mixtec, Mixteco de Jamiltepec, Mixteco de Oaxaca de Costa Central Baja, Mixteco de Santa María Huazolotitlán, Tu’un savi
Population: 9,760 (2000 INALI). Total Mixtec speakers: 527,000 (2020 INEGI). 1,300 monolinguals.
Location:: Oaxaca state: San Andrés Huaxtaltepec, Santa Elena Comaltepec, Santa María Huazolotitlán, Santiago Jamiltepec, Santiago Tetepec.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Amuzgo-Mixtecan, Mixtecan, Mixtec
Typology: VSO; short words, affixes, clitics; tonal.
Language Use: Used by all. Also use Spanish [spa]. Used as L2 by Ixtayutla Mixtec [vmj].
Language Development: Literature. NT: 1983.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mixtec, Jamiltepec
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Oaxaca state: San Andrés Huaxtaltepec, Santa Elena Comaltepec, Santa María Huazolotitlán, Santiago Jamiltepec, Santiago Tetepec.