Sa'an Sàvǐ Sa San Juan Mixtepec

Mixtepec Mixtec

Oto-Manguean (Mixtecan)

FamilyOto-Manguean (Mixtecan) Speakers~7–15K ScriptLatin CountriesMexico Official inNo nationally (recognized as a national language of Mexico under the 2003 LGDLPI, with the same validity as Spanish in its own territory) Vitalityvulnerable ISO 639-3mix

Mixtepec Mixtec (Sa'an Sàvǐ Sa San Juan Mixtepec, "Rain People's Speech of San Juan Mixtepec") is one of the many Mixtec varieties of the Sierra Sur of Oaxaca, Mexico. The Mixtec macro-language (mix) covers ~50 mutually unintelligible varieties spread across the Mixteca region, with each "language" really a cluster of related dialects. Mixtepec specifically is the variety of San Juan Mixtepec municipio, distinct from the prestige Tlaxiaco Mixtec, Yucunany Mixtec, and others. Mixtec varieties share Otomanguean tonal features (3-4 tones, syllable-level), classifier-noun constructions, and a rich vocabulary for Mixtec textile (huipil, ikat) and pre-Columbian iconography (codex Vindobonensis Mexicanus 1).

Where it is spoken

31 core words in Mixtepec Mixtec

Water

ndute

/ndute/

Fire

ñu'u

/ɲuʔu/

Sun

nikan

/nikan/

Moon

yoo

/joː/

Star

kimi

/kimi/

Mother

na'án

/naʔán/

Father

tatá

/tatá/

I

ruʼu

/ɾuʔu/

You

yóʼó

/joʔo/

Name

sivi

/siβi/

Eye

nduchi

/ndutʃi/

Hand

ndo'ó

/ndoʔó/

Heart

ini

/ini/

Love

kúu ini

/kúu ini/

Tree

yutu

/jutu/

House

veʔe

/veʔe/

Dog

ina

/ina/

Cat

vilú

/vilú/

Eat

kashi

/kaʃi/

Drink

kohó

/koʔó/

One

in

/iʔn/

Two

uvi

/uβi/

Hello

nasáa

/nasáː/

Thank you

tachu'un

/tatʃuʔun/

Good

vaha

/vaʔa/

Sources

Words compared

Compared with related Oto-Manguean (Mixtecan) languages

Meaning Mixtepec MixtecMixtecMetlatónoc MixtecTabasco ChontalKimbunduTojolabalPintupi-Luritja
Water ndute /ndute/ ndute /ndute/ ndute /ndute/ jaʼ /haʔ/ menha /meɲa/ jaʼ /haʔ/ kapi /kapi/
Fire ñu'u /ɲuʔu/ ñu'u /ɲuʔu/ ñu'un /ɲuʔun/ kʼakʼ /kʼakʼ/ tubia /tubja/ kʼakʼ /kʼakʼ/ waru /waɻu/
Sun nikan /nikan/ nikandii /nikandiː/ nikandii /nikandiː/ kʼin /kʼin/ muanya /mwaɲa/ kʼakʼu /kʼakʼu/ tjintu /cintu/
Moon yoo /joː/ yoo /joː/ yoo /joː/ ä /æ/ ngonde /ŋɡonde/ ixaw /iʃaw/ pira /piɻa/
Star kimi /kimi/ kimi /kimi/ kimi /kimi/ ekʼ /ʔekʼ/ tetembwa /teˈtembwa/ kʼanal /kʼanal/ kililpi /kiˈlilpi/
Mother na'án /naʔán/ na'án /naʔán/ na'án /naʔán/ naʼ /naʔ/ mama /mama/ nan /nan/ ngunytju /ŋuɲcu/
Father tatá /tatá/ tatá /tatá/ tatá /tatá/ tat /tat/ tata /tata/ tat /tat/ mama /mama/
I ruʼu /ɾuʔu/ ruʼu /ɾuʔu/ yuʼu /juʔu/ noʼon /noʔon/ eme /eme/ keʼn /keʔn/ ngayulu /ŋajulu/
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