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Mixtec, Northern Tlaxiaco

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3: xtn

Population	14,000 (1990 census).
Region	Oaxaca, Tlaxiaco District, San Juan Ñumí and Santiago Nundichi municipalities; Teposcolula District, San Antonino Monte Verde and San Sebastián Nicananduta municipalities.
Language map	Southern Central Mexico, reference number 190
Alternate names	Mixteco de San Juan Ñumí, Ñumí Mixtec
Dialects	Monte Verde Mixtec, Yosoñama, Nicananduta, Nundichi, San Antonio Nduaxico.
Classification	Oto-Manguean, Mixtecan, Mixtec-Cuicatec, Mixtec
Language use	Most domains except school. Children in Ñumí center area use much more Spanish, little Mixtec. Also use Spanish.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 20%. Literacy rate in L2: 60%. Grammar. Bible portions: 1995–2000.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

GITTLEN, Laura; MARLETT, Stephen A., authors. 1985. Ñumí Mixtec syllable structure and morphology.

Vernacular Publications

Breve gramática: una introducción a los términos y conceptos gramaticales del mixteco del norte de Tlaxiaco. 2007.

Cómo escribimos en el mixteco del norte de Tlaxiaco, volumen 1: sonidos y letras. 2005.  

Juguemos con las letras y sonidos del mixteco del norte de Tlaxiaco. 2005.