Chigmecatitlán Mixtec
Chigmecatitlán Mixtec (also known as Southeast Puebla Mixtec, or dehe dau ['rain language'] by its speakers) is a Mixtec language of Puebla, Mexico, spoken in the municipalities of Chigmecatitlán and Acatlán de Osorio.
| Chigmecatitlán Mixtec | |
|---|---|
| (Santa María Chigmecatitlán Santa Catarina Tlaltempan) | |
| Native to | Mexico |
| Region | Puebla |
Native speakers | 1,400 (2010)[1] some monolingual |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mii |
| Glottolog | chig1239 |
Although classified as a 'vigorous' language by Ethnologue, UNESCO's Atlas of languages in danger considers it definitely threatened.[2]
It is not close to other varieties of Mixtec.
References
- Chigmecatitlán Mixtec at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- "Atlas of languages in danger | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
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