Mixtec, Yoloxóchitl

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Mixteco de Yoloxóchitl

Population

10,600 (2000 INALI).

Location

Southeast Guerrero, San Luís Acatlán municipality, south of Tlapa, halfway between Metlatónoc and Ayutla Mixtec, Yoloxóchitl, and Cuanacastitlán.

Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification

Dialects

Metlatónoc [mxv] has 35% intelligibility of Yoloxóchitl, and Ayutla [miy] has 30%.

Language Use

All domains, not involving outsiders. All ages. A bilingual primary school using Spanish [spa].

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.