Mixtepec Zapotec
Mixtepec Zapotec is an Otomanguean language spoken in Mexico. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Mixtepec Zapotec (San Juan Mixtepec Zapotec, Eastern Miahuatlán Zapotec) is an Oto-Manguean language of Oaxaca, Mexico. It is reported to have 80% intelligibility with Lapaguía Zapotec, but with only 45% intelligibility in the other direction.
The variety of San Jose Lachiguiri is perhaps a separate language.
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Words in Mixtepec Zapotec
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mieC* | |
| name | le* | |
| eye | lo* | |
| ear | diag* | |
| nose | gZi* | |
| tooth | lay* | |
| tongue | luc* | |
| hand | nia* | |
| blood | ren* | |
| bone | cit* | |
| skin | gid* | |
| knee | gZib* | |
| breast | CiC* | |
| water | nis | |
| fire | gi* | |
| sun | ngbic* | |
| star | mel* | |
| stone | kie* | |
| mountain | gi* | |
| tree | yag* | |
| leaf | blag* | |
| night | giel* | |
| dog | mekw* | |
| fish | mel* | |
| louse | me7ec* | |
| one | tib* | |
| two | Cop* | |
| I | na7a* | |
| you | lu7u* | |
| we | ne* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Xanaguía ZapotecOtomanguean64% alike
- Quioquitani-Quieri ZapotecOtomanguean56% alike
- Amatlán ZapotecOtomanguean48% alike
- Ayoquesco ZapotecOtomanguean46% alike
- San Pedro Quiatoni ZapotecOtomanguean46% alike
- Santa María Quiegolani ZapotecOtomanguean43% alike
Grammar
- Santa María Quiegolani ZapotecOtomanguean84% alike
- IwaidjaIwaidjan Proper84% alike
- San Baltazar Loxicha ZapotecOtomanguean81% alike
- Ocotlán ZapotecOtomanguean81% alike
- San Marcos Tlalcoyalco PopolocaOtomanguean81% alike
- Magdalena Peñasco MixtecOtomanguean81% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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