Isthmus Mixe

Mixe language of Oaxaca, Mexico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Isthmus Mixe, called Lowland Mixe in Wichmann (1995),[2] is a Mixe language spoken in Mexico. It is spoken in the villages of Coatlán San José el Paraíso, Mazatlán, Guichicovi, and Camotlán, Oaxaca.

NativetoMexico
RegionNortheastern Oaxaca
Native speakers
(45,000 cited 1990–2000)[1]
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Isthmus Mixe
Lowland Mixe
Native toMexico
RegionNortheastern Oaxaca
Native speakers
(45,000 cited 1990–2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
mco – Coatlán, Camotlán
mir – Guichicovi
mzl – Mazatlán
Glottologlowl1263
ELPLowland Mixe
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Grammar

Isthmus Mixe uses SOV word order.[3] It contains prepositions and postpositions, genitives and demonstratives before noun heads, and relative clauses after the head.[4] Isthmus Mixe is usually categorized as agglutinating.[4]

Phonology

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Consonants of Isthmus Mixe[4]
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n
Plosive p t k ʔ
Affricate t͡s
Fricative ʃ h
Glide w j
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Dieterman believes every consonant may be modified by the addition of secondary palatalization.[4]

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Vowels of Isthmus Mixe
Front
(unrounded)		 Central
(unrounded)		 Back
(rounded)
Close i ɨ u
Mid e o
Open a
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