Mixtec, Mitlatongo
A language of Mexico
| Population | 1,800 (1994 SIL). |
| Region | Oaxaca, Nochixtlán, Santiago Mitlatongo, Santa Cruz Mitlatongo. |
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Southern Central Mexico, reference number 216 |
| Alternate names | Mixteco de Mitlatongo |
| Dialects | 70% intelligibility with Yutanduchi [mab], 56% with Peñoles [mil], 54% with San Juan Tamazola, 43% with Teita, 10% with Nuxaá, 8% with Diuxi [xtd]. |
| Classification | Oto-Manguean, Mixtecan, Mixtec-Cuicatec, Mixtec |
| Language use | All ages. Children learn limited Spanish. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Secondary school. Some men work outside the area; some in USA. Agriculturalists: maize, beans, anona (chirimoya, ice cream fruit), lima beans, dates. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
MCKENDRY, Inga, author. 2001. Two studies of Mixtec languages.
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