Tu'un Sávi

Mixtec

Oto-Manguean (Mixtecan)

FamilyOto-Manguean (Mixtecan) Speakers~500K (macrolanguage) ScriptLatin CountriesMexico (Oaxaca, Guerrero, Puebla) Official inMexico (national) Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3mix

Mixtec (Tu'un Sávi, "rain language") is a complex of dozens of varieties, often mutually unintelligible, spoken across the Mixteca region of southern Mexico. All varieties are tonal, with up to four phonemic tones.

Where it is spoken

20 core words in Mixtec

Water

ndute

/nduteʔ/

Fire

ñu'u

/ɲuʔu/

Sun

nikandii

/nikandiː/

Moon

yoo

/joː/

Mother

na'án

/naʔán/

Father

tatá

/tatá/

Eat

kasi

/kasi/

Drink

kohó

/koʔó/

Love

kúu ini

/kúu iniʔ/

Heart

ini

/iniʔ/

Tree

yutu

/jutu/

House

ve'e

/βeʔe/

Dog

tina

/tina/

Cat

vilú

/βilú/

Hand

ndo'ó

/ndoʔó/

Eye

nduchi

/ndutʃi/

Hello

nasáa

/nasáː/

Thank you

tachu'un

/tatʃuʔun/

One

in

/iʔn/

Good

vate

/βate/

Words compared

Compared with related Oto-Manguean (Mixtecan) languages

Meaning MixtecMixtepec MixtecMetlatónoc MixtecUspantekoTabasco ChontalKaqchikelKimbundu
Water ndute /nduteʔ/ ndute /nduteʔ/ ndute /nduteʔ/ jaʼ /haʔ/ jaʼ /haʔ/ yaʼ /jaʔ/ menha /meɲa/
Fire ñu'u /ɲuʔu/ ñu'u /ɲuʔu/ ñu'un /ɲuʔun/ qʼaqʼ /qʼaqʼ/ kʼakʼ /kʼakʼ/ qʼaqʼ /qʼaqʼ/ tubia /tubja/
Sun nikandii /nikandiː/ nikan /nikan/ nikandii /nikandiː/ qʼiij /qʼiːh/ kʼin /kʼin/ qʼij /qʼix/ muanya /mwaɲa/
Moon yoo /joː/ yoo /joː/ yoo /joː/ ikʼ /ikʼ/ ä /æ/ ikʼ /ikʼ/ ngonde /ŋɡonde/
Mother na'án /naʔán/ na'án /naʔán/ na'án /naʔán/ nan /nan/ naʼ /naʔ/ teʼ /teʔ/ mama /mama/
Father tatá /tatá/ tatá /tatá/ tatá /tatá/ tat /tat/ tat /tat/ tataʼ /tataʔ/ tata /tata/
Eat kasi /kasi/ kashi /kaʃi/ kasi /kasi/ waʼ /waʔ/ weʼ /weʔ/ waʼin /waʔin/ kudya /kudja/
Drink kohó /koʔó/ kohó /koʔó/ kohó /koʔó/ ukʼ /ukʼ/ ukʼe /ukʼe/ kumun /kumun/ kunwa /kunwa/
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