Mixtec, Soyaltepec

A language of Mexico

ISO 639: vmq
Alternate Names: Mixteco de San Bartolo Soyaltepec, Mixteco del Noreste Bajo, San Bartolo Soyaltepec, Tu’un savi
Population: 220 (2000 INALI). Ethnic population: 930 (1990 census).
Location:: Oaxaca state: Teposcolula district, Guadalupe Gabilera and San Bartolo Soyaltepec villages.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Amuzgo-Mixtecan, Mixtecan, Mixtec
Dialects: None known. 28% intelligibility of Tilantongo [xtd], 25% of Ñumí [xtn], 23% of Apoala [mip].
Language Use: Some young people, all adults. Mostly elderly, except in Guadalupe Gabilera, where children still speak the language (2006). Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mixtec, Soyaltepec
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Oaxaca state: Teposcolula district, Guadalupe Gabilera and San Bartolo Soyaltepec villages.