Mixtec, Atatláhuca
A language of Mexico
| Population | 8,300 (1995 census). 435 monolinguals. |
| Region | West central Oaxaca, San Esteban Atatláhuca, and Santa Catarina Yosonotú towns. |
| Language map |
Southern Central Mexico, reference number 221 |
| Alternate names | Mixteco de San Esteban Atatláhuca, South Central Tlaxiaco Mixtec |
| Dialects | 68% intelligibility with Yosondúa [mpm]. |
| Classification | Oto-Manguean, Mixtecan, Mixtec-Cuicatec, Mixtec |
| Language development | NT: 1973. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | VSO; clitics; tonal. Peasant agriculturalists. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
Mak, Cornelia and Robert E. Longacre. 1960. "Proto-Mixtec phonology."
Mak, Cornelia. 1953. "A comparison of two tonemic systems."
Mak, Cornelia. 1959. "Mixtec medical beliefs and practices."
Mak, Cornelia. 1961. "Estudio comparativo de dos dialectos mixtecos."

