Mixtec, Tidaá

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Mixteco de San Pedro Tidaá, Mixteco de Tidaá, North Central Nochixtlán Mixtec

Population

380 (2000 INALI). No monolinguals. Ethnic population: 900 (1990 census).

Location

Oaxaca.

Language Maps

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification

Dialects

60% intelligibility of Peñoles [mil] (Eastern) (most similar); Nuxaá is similar.

Language Use

Used by 13% of children 5–15 years of age (1990). Other children not learning Mixtec. Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Bible portions: 2007.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.