Ojitlán Chinantec
Ojitlán Chinantec is an Otomanguean language spoken in Mexico. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Ojitlán Chinantec (Chinanteco de San Lucas Ojitlán) is a major Chinantecan language of Mexico, spoken in four towns in San Lucas Ojitlán of northern Oaxaca, and in the Veracruz municipos of Minatitlán and Hidalgotitlán.
From Wikipedia · Chinantec of Ojitlán · CC BY-SA 4.0
Written down
La juu dsa lu siä –Dsa kö ñi ba dsa, nía kö ni' ba na lu' dsa e dsa tï é li jnia' roö'.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Ojitlán Chinantec
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | m35ia* | |
| ear | Cir3ku* | |
| nose | Ciyi7* | |
| tooth | m3xana* | |
| tongue | s37* | |
| hand | kuo* | |
| blood | xm3yin* | |
| bone | namo* | |
| knee | Cixni* | |
| liver | m3soua7* | |
| water | xm3* | |
| sun | ye* | |
| star | ni* | |
| stone | kon* | |
| mountain | ma7* | |
| tree | ma* | |
| leaf | mo7o* | |
| night | t3kani* | |
| dog | c3* | |
| fish | xatan7xm3* | |
| louse | l37* | |
| one | xan* | |
| I | xna* | |
| you | 7ni* | |
| we | xna7* | |
| drink | in7* | |
| see | x3* | |
| hear | ni* | |
| die | xon* | |
| come | 5a* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Palantla ChinantecOtomanguean39% alike
- Ozumacín ChinantecOtomanguean29% alike
- Usila ChinantecOtomanguean28% alike
- Lealao ChinantecOtomanguean28% alike
- Comaltepec ChinantecOtomanguean27% alike
- Quiotepec ChinantecOtomanguean25% 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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