Mixtec, Silacayoapan

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ISO 639-3

Population

18,700 in Mexico (2000). 1,500 monolinguals (1990 census).

Location

Oaxaca state: San Jorge Nuchita, Santo Domingo Tonala, and Tijuana.

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

70% intelligibility of Metlatónoc [mxv], 68% of Santa María Peras Cuatzoquitengo dialect of Alacatlatzala [mim]; testing incomplete.

Typology

VSO; short words, affixes, clitics; tonal.

Language Use

Home, friends, work. All ages.

Language Development

NT: 1999.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].