Sa'an Sàvǐ Sa San Juan Mixtepec

Mixtepec Mixtec

Oto-Manguean (Mixtecan)

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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

20 core words in Mixtepec Mixtec

Water

ndute

/nduteʔ/

Fire

ñu'u

/ɲuʔu/

Sun

nikan

/nikan/

Moon

yoo

/joː/

Mother

na'án

/naʔán/

Father

tatá

/tatá/

Eat

kashi

/kaʃi/

Drink

kohó

/koʔó/

Love

kúu ini

/kúu iniʔ/

Heart

ini

/iniʔ/

Tree

yutu

/jutu/

House

veʔe

/veʔe/

Dog

ina

/ina/

Cat

vilú

/vilú/

Hand

ndo'ó

/ndoʔó/

Eye

nduchi

/ndutʃi/

Hello

nasáa

/nasáː/

Thank you

tachu'un

/tatʃuʔun/

One

in

/iʔn/

Good

vaha

/vahaʔ/

Sources

Words compared

Compared with related Oto-Manguean (Mixtecan) languages

Meaning Mixtepec MixtecMixtecMetlatónoc MixtecUspantekoCentral MamTabasco ChontalItzá Maya
Water ndute /nduteʔ/ ndute /nduteʔ/ ndute /nduteʔ/ jaʼ /haʔ/ /aʔ/ jaʼ /haʔ/ jaʼ /haʔ/
Fire ñu'u /ɲuʔu/ ñu'u /ɲuʔu/ ñu'un /ɲuʔun/ qʼaqʼ /qʼaqʼ/ qʼaqʼ /qʼaqʼ/ kʼakʼ /kʼakʼ/ kʼakʼ /kʼakʼ/
Sun nikan /nikan/ nikandii /nikandiː/ nikandii /nikandiː/ qʼiij /qʼiːh/ qʼiij /qʼiːh/ kʼin /kʼin/ kʼin /kʼin/
Moon yoo /joː/ yoo /joː/ yoo /joː/ ikʼ /ikʼ/ xjaaw /ʃhaːw/ ä /æ/ uj /uh/
Mother na'án /naʔán/ na'án /naʔán/ na'án /naʔán/ nan /nan/ nan /nan/ naʼ /naʔ/ naʼ /naʔ/
Father tatá /tatá/ tatá /tatá/ tatá /tatá/ tat /tat/ mam /mam/ tat /tat/ tat /tat/
Eat kashi /kaʃi/ kasi /kasi/ kasi /kasi/ waʼ /waʔ/ waaʼn /waːʔn/ weʼ /weʔ/ jant /hant/
Drink kohó /koʔó/ kohó /koʔó/ kohó /koʔó/ ukʼ /ukʼ/ kʼaaʼn /kʼaːʔn/ ukʼe /ukʼe/ ukʼ /ukʼ/
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