XTN ISO 639-3
Mixtec, Northern Tlaxiaco
Sa’an savi Autonym
A language of Mexico
- ISO 639
- xtn
- Alternate Names
- Mixteco de San Juan Ñumí, Mixteco de Ñumi, Mixteco del Norte de Tlaxiaco, Sa’an nda’u, Sa’an sau, Ñumí Mixtec
- Autonym
- Sa’an savi
- Population
- 5,790 (2000 INALI). Total Mixtec speakers: 527,000 (2020 INEGI). 1,600 monolinguals.
- Location:
- Oaxaca state: Teposcolula district, San Antonino Monte Verde and San Sebastián Nicananduta municipalities; Tlaxiaco district, San Juan Ñumí and Santiago Nundichi municipalities.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Amuzgo-Mixtecan, Mixtecan, Mixtec
- Dialects
- Yosoñama, San Antonio Nduaxico, San Antonino Monte Verde (Mixteco del Norte Bajo, Tu’un savi), San Sebastian Nicananduta (Mixteco del Norte Bajo, Tu’un savi), Santiago Nundiche (Mixteco de Oeste Central, Sa’an ntavi).
- Language Use
- Home, friends, work. Used by all. Also use Spanish [spa]. Bilingualism increasing due to schooling and migration.
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 20%. Literacy rate in L2: 60%. Literature. Videos. Grammar. Bible: 2015.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Mixtec, Northern Tlaxiaco
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
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Location: Oaxaca state: Teposcolula district, San Antonino Monte Verde and San Sebastián Nicananduta municipalities; Tlaxiaco district, San Juan Ñumí and Santiago Nundichi municipalities.
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