Mixtec, Diuxi-Tilantongo
A language of Mexico
| Population | 4,220 (2000), decreasing. In rapid decline due to migration to USA. |
| Region | Oaxaca, 20 towns and villages in the Diuxi and Tilantongo area, Oaxaca City, Puebla City, Mexico City. |
| Language map |
Southern Central Mexico, reference number 196 |
| Alternate names | Central Nochistlán Mixtec, Mixteco de Diuxi-Tilantongo |
| Dialects | 37% intelligibility with Peñoles [mil] (Eastern); more similar to Nuxaá [mxy]. |
| Classification | Oto-Manguean, Mixtecan, Mixtec-Cuicatec, Mixtec |
| Language use | All ages. |
| Language development | NT: 2001. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | VSO; short words, affixes, clitics; stems are CVCV or CVV; tonal. Peasant agriculturalists: wheat; pastoralists: goats, sheep. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
DALY, John P., author. 1978. Notes on Diuxi Mixtec tone.
KUIPER, Albertha; MERRIFIELD, William R., authors. 1975. "Diuxi Mixtec verbs of motion and arrival."
KUIPER, Albertha; ORAM, Joy, authors. 1991. "A syntactic sketch of Diuxi-Tilantongo Mixtec."
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KUIPER, Albertha; PICKETT, Velma B., authors. 1974. Personal pronouns in Diuxi Mixtec.
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ORAM, Joy, author. 1970. A sketch of Mixtec grammar.
ORAM, Joy; PIKE, Eunice V., authors. 1976. "Stress and tone in the phonology of Diuxi Mixtec."

