Triqui, Chicahuaxtla

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
trs
Alternate Names
Chicahuaxtla Trique, Triqui Alto, Triqui de San Andrés Chicahuaxtla
Population

4,060 (Adelaar 2007).

Location

Oaxaca, Tlaxiaco district, San José Xochistlán; Putla district, Santo Domingo del Estado.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Amuzgo-Mixtecan, Mixtecan, Trique
Dialects

Laguna, San José Xochistlá, Santo Domingo del Estado. 74% intelligibility of Copala [trc]. Lexical similarity: 87% with Itunyoso [trq], 78% with San Juan Copala [trc].

Typology

VSO; short words, affixes, clitics; tonal

Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1968.
Writing
Latin script.