Mazatec, Chiquihuitlán
A language of Mexico
| Population | 2,500 (1990 census). 340 monolinguals. |
| Region | Oaxaca. |
| Language map |
Southern Central Mexico, reference number 165 |
| Alternate names | Mazateco de San Juan Chiquihuitlán |
| Dialects | 47% intelligibility with Huautla [mau] (most similar), 37% with Ayautla [vmy], 29% with Soyaltepec [vmp], 20% with Ixcatlán [mzi]. |
| Classification | Oto-Manguean, Popolocan, Mazatecan |
| Language development | Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1991. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | VSO (with fronting of S or O for focus); clitics, affixes; tonal. Swidden, peasant agriculturalists. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
CAPEN, Carole Jamieson, author. 1974. Chiquihuitlan Mazatec phrases.
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CAPEN, Carole Jamieson, author. 1976. Chiquihuitlán Mazatec verbs.
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CAPEN, Carole Jamieson, author. 1988. Gramática mazateca (mazateco de Chiquihuitlán de Juárez).
CAPEN, Carole Jamieson, compiler. 1996. Diccionario mazateco de Chiquihuitlán, Oaxaca.
GUDSCHINSKY, Sarah Caroline, author. 1956. Proto-Mazatec structure.
JAMIESON, Allan R., author. 1977. "Chiquihuitlán Mazatec phonology."
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JAMIESON, Allan R., author. 1977. "Chiquihuitlan Mazatec tone."
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JAMIESON, Allan R., author. 1977. "El origen del nombre del pueblo de Chiquihuitlán, Oaxaca."
JAMIESON, Allan R., author. 1984. The unproductiveness of Chiquihuitlan Mazatec word-forming processes.
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JAMIESON, Allan R.; TEJEDA, Ernesto, compilers. 1978. Mazateco: Chiquihuitlán, Oaxaca.
MERRIFIELD, William R., editor. 1977. Studies in Otomanguean phonology.
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Vernacular Publications
Cartilla 1, 2, 3 en el idioma mazateco de Chiquihuitlán de Juárez. 1971.
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Cartilla 4 en el idioma mazateco de Chiquihuitlán de Juárez. 1972.
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Chutahayaan sa cuentu tsëhë hne 2. 1979.
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Chutayaan letra rë hne naja 1. 1979.
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Cjua vihi ne tse̱he̱ yo xi meje re̱ cuma re̱ xųjų 1. 1972.
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Cjua vihi ne tse̱he̱ yo xi meje re̱ cuma re̱ xųjų II. 1972.
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Há ngayuų xi na naha yų. 1974.
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Hacutjį sęhęndąją xi chine. 1975.
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Nangui naja 1: Ngu jo xcusun rë nangui naja cojo ngu jo cuentu. 1985.
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Nangui naja 2: Ngu jo xcusun rë nangui naja cojo cuentu tsëhë hacutjin casuañihi rë nangui naja. 1985.
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