Ixcatlán Mazatec
Ixcatlán Mazatec is an Otomanguean language spoken in Mexico. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Ixcatlán Mazatec is a Mazatecan language spoken in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, notably in the towns of Chichicazapa, Nuevo Ixcatlán, and San Pedro Ixcatlán. Egland (1978) found 76% intelligibility with Huautla, the prestige variety of Mazatec.
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Written down
Nga ndindie xuta ngatsen de’e ko ngondsejen ngatjin-kjua nga xchandinkon nt’a ngondsejen ngatjin kokjin-tokon,kotjinkjua nga takie engajan skuendinkon xkjin.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Ixcatlán Mazatec
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | Suta* | |
| name | ha7ai* | |
| eye | nCiku* | |
| ear | thiwanihu* | |
| nose | nathu* | |
| tooth | ni75u* | |
| tongue | nahi* | |
| hand | ncha* | |
| blood | hi* | |
| bone | ninta* | |
| skin | thiSi* | |
| knee | tikuncuku* | |
| breast | Ciki* | |
| liver | Cinkanta* | |
| water | ntahwa* | |
| fire | nti7i* | |
| sun | c7ui* | |
| star | ni5u* | |
| stone | ntihu* | |
| mountain | naSi* | |
| tree | ya* | |
| leaf | Ska* | |
| night | niSti* | |
| dog | na5a* | |
| fish | ti* | |
| louse | nati* | |
| one | nku* | |
| two | ho* | |
| I | a* | |
| you | hi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Soyaltepec MazatecOtomanguean73% alike
- Ayautla MazatecOtomanguean71% alike
- Jalapa De Díaz MazatecOtomanguean69% alike
- San Jerónimo Tecóatl MazatecOtomanguean66% alike
- Huautla MazatecOtomanguean57% alike
- Chiquihuitlán MazatecOtomanguean49% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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