Mixtec, Yucuañe
A language of Mexico
| Population | 520 (2000 census). 88 monolinguals. |
| Region | Oaxaca, northeast Tlaxiaco District, San Bartolomé Yucuañe. Many work in D.F. and USA. |
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Southern Central Mexico, reference number 195 |
| Alternate names | Mixteco de San Bartolomé Yucuañe |
| Dialects | 87% intelligibility with San Cristóbal Amoltepec [mbz], 86% with Yosoyúa, 85% of Magdalena Peñasco [xtm], 64% of Teita [xtj], 60% of Nduaxico [xtn] (Northern Tlaxiaco Mixtec), 56% of Tlacotepec [xtm]. 2 dialects in San Agustín Tlacotepec. |
| Classification | Oto-Manguean, Mixtecan, Mixtec-Cuicatec, Mixtec |
| Language use | Home. All ages. Also use Spanish; some women have only basic knowledge; some young people and men very fluent. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: Possibly 40% in Spanish. Taught in primary and secondary schools. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Peasant agriculturalists: maize; palm, and cactus fiber gathering. |
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