Ñumí Mixtec is a diverse Mixtec language of Oaxaca. It may be closest to Peñasco Mixtec.
| Ñumí Mixtec | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Mexico |
| Region | Oaxaca |
Native speakers | 19,000 (2000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:xtn – Northern Tlaxiacomie – Ocotepecmvg – Yucuañe |
| Glottolog | ocot1243 Ocotepecyucu1250 Yucuanenort2985 Northern Tlaxiaco |
| ELP | Western Alta Mixtec (shared) |
Dialects
editEgland & Bartholomew[2] found four dialects which have ca. 80% mutual intelligibility with each other, spoken in the following towns:
- (San Juan) Ñumí, (Santiago) Nunduchi, (San Sebastián) Nicananduta
- (San Antonio) Monteverde
- (Santo Tomás) Ocotepec
- (San Bartolomé) Yucuañe
Yucuañe is no longer being passed on to children.
References
edit- ^ Northern Tlaxiaco at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Ocotepec at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Yucuañe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ Egland & Bartholomew (1983) La Inteligibilidad Interdialectal en México