Mixtec, Chigmecatitlán
A language of Mexico
| Population | 1,600 (1990 census). 273 monolinguals (1990). |
| Region | Puebla, due south of Puebla City, halfway to Oaxaca border, Santa Catarina Tlaltemplan. |
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Western Central Mexico, reference number 73 |
| Alternate names | Central Puebla Mixtec, Mixteco de Santa María Chigmecatitlán |
| Dialects | 23% intelligibility with Chazumba [mit] (Southern Puebla is most similar). An ‘island’ of Mixtec surrounded by Popoloca and Nahuatl varieties. Low intelligibility with all Mixtec; very different. |
| Classification | Oto-Manguean, Mixtecan, Mixtec-Cuicatec, Mixtec |
| Language use | Mainly older adults. Most also use Spanish. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
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