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Mixtec, Diuxi-Tilantongo

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3xtd

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, researcher. Available: 2011; Created: 2000. Vocabulario mixteco-español de hierbas.

KUIPER, Albertha; MERRIFIELD, William R., authors. 1973. "Verbos de movimiento en el mixteco de Diuxi."

KUIPER, Albertha; MERRIFIELD, William R., authors. 1975. "Diuxi Mixtec verbs of motion and arrival."

KUIPER, Albertha; MERRIFIELD, William R., authors. 1975. "Verbos de movimiento en el Mixteco de Diuxi."

KUIPER, Albertha; ORAM, Joy, authors. 1991. "A syntactic sketch of Diuxi-Tilantongo Mixtec."  Available online

KUIPER, Albertha; PICKETT, Velma B., authors. 1974. Personal pronouns in Diuxi Mixtec.  Available online

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."

Vernacular Publications

¡Na kaꞌu-ro tnuꞌu ñudau!. 2006.