Mixtec, Southwestern Tlaxiaco

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Mixteco de Santiago Nuyoo, Mixteco del suroeste de Tlaxiaco, Nuyoo Mixtec, Southeastern Ocotepec Mixtec

Population

7,340 (2000 census). 1,000 monolinguals.

Location

Oaxaca.

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Nuyoo, Yucuhiti. 54% intelligibility of Atatláhuca [mib] (most similar).

Language Use

Home, friends, work. All ages.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 60%. Bible portions: 1999–2013.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.