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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Americas > Mexico > Mixtec, Tututepec

Mixtec, Tututepec

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3mtu

Population  820 (1990 census). Ethnic population: 30,046 (1990 census).
Region  Oaxaca. San Pedro Tututepec, Santa María Acatepec, Santa Cruz Tututepec, other towns.
Language map  Southern Central Mexico, reference number 267
Alternate names   Mixteco de San Pedro Tututepec
Dialects  Santa María Acatepec. 61% intelligibility with Ixtayutla [vmj] (most similar), 50% with Pinotepa [mio].
Classification  Oto-Manguean, Mixtecan, Mixtec-Cuicatec, Mixtec
Language use  Most vigorous in Acatepec, but young people don’t use Mixtec. Mainly older adults. Also use Spanish.
Writing system  Latin script.