Palantla Chinantec
Palantla Chinantec is an Otomanguean language spoken in Mexico. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Palantla Chinantec, also known as Chinanteco de San Pedro Tlatepuzco, is a major Chinantecan language of Mexico, spoken in San Juan Palantla and a couple dozen neighboring towns in northern Oaxaca. The variety of San Mateo Yetla, known as Valle Nacional Chinantec, has marginal mutual intelligibility.
A grammar and a dictionary have been published.
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Words in Palantla Chinantec
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ca* | |
| name | mai* | |
| eye | m3i* | |
| ear | l3ggu3* | |
| nose | iei7* | |
| tooth | xa* | |
| tongue | c37* | |
| hand | gug* | |
| blood | xm3* | |
| bone | mu* | |
| skin | l3g* | |
| knee | xne* | |
| breast | tuc3a* | |
| liver | m3a7* | |
| water | xm3i* | |
| fire | si* | |
| sun | ieg* | |
| star | neg* | |
| stone | kag* | |
| mountain | ma7* | |
| tree | ma* | |
| leaf | mo7* | |
| night | u* | |
| dog | c3i* | |
| louse | l3a7* | |
| one | k3g* | |
| two | to* | |
| I | xni* | |
| you | nig* | |
| we | xniag* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Ojitlán ChinantecOtomanguean39% alike
- Ozumacín ChinantecOtomanguean27% alike
- Sochiapam ChinantecOtomanguean26% alike
- Usila ChinantecOtomanguean26% alike
- Comaltepec ChinantecOtomanguean23% alike
- Lalana ChinantecOtomanguean23% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · pala1351 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · cpa