Highland Chinantec language
Oto-Mangue language spoken in Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Highland Chinantec is a Chinantecan language of Mexico, spoken in Comaltepec, San Juan Quiotepec, and surrounding towns in northern Oaxaca. It has a complex system of tone and vowel length compared to other Chinantec languages. The two principal varieties, Quiotepec and Comaltepec, have marginal mutual intelligibility. Yolox Chinantec is somewhat less divergent.
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Highland Chinantec | |
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Native to | Mexico |
Region | Oaxaca Highlands |
Ethnicity | Chinantecs |
Native speakers | (10,000 cited 1990–1998)[1] |
Oto-Mangue
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:chq – Quiotepec Chinanteccco – Comaltepec Chinantec |
Glottolog | chin1488 |
ELP | Sierra Chinantec |
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