Yecuatla Totonac
Yecuatla Totonac is a Totonacan language spoken in Mexico. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Misantla Totonac, also known as Yecuatla Totonac and Southeastern Totonac (Totonac: Laakanaachiwíin), is an indigenous language of Mexico, spoken in central Veracruz in the area between Xalapa and Misantla. It belongs to the Totonacan family and is the southernmost variety of Totonac. Misantla Totonac is highly endangered, with fewer than 133 speakers, most of whom are elderly. The language has largely been replaced by Spanish.
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Words in Yecuatla Totonac
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | sinaat | |
| person | kristyanuh* | |
| name | ma7uqSut* | |
| eye | laqCaqan* | |
| ear | qaqaSquL* | |
| nose | ki7* | |
| tooth | cacalat* | |
| tongue | simaqat* | |
| hand | makalat* | |
| blood | qiLni* | |
| bone | lukut* | |
| skin | paLtu* | |
| knee | cuqusni* | |
| breast | cikit* | |
| liver | hukak* | |
| water | škaan | |
| fire | mukskut* | |
| sun | iCini7* | |
| star | staku* | |
| stone | CiwiS* | |
| mountain | sapih* | |
| tree | ki7* | |
| leaf | paqalat* | |
| night | cisni* | |
| dog | CiCi7* | |
| fish | skit* | |
| louse | skat* | |
| one | tun* | |
| two | matu* | |
| I | kit* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Xicotepec De Juárez TotonacTotonacan62% alike
- Upper Necaxa TotonacTotonacan57% alike
- Filomeno Mata TotonacTotonacan55% alike
- Highland TotonacTotonacan55% alike
- Papantla TotonacTotonacan51% alike
- Huehuetla TepehuaTotonacan44% alike
Grammar
- Temascaltepec NahuatlUto-Aztecan88% alike
- Filomeno Mata TotonacTotonacan87% alike
- Highland TotonacTotonacan86% alike
- Papantla TotonacTotonacan84% alike
- Highland Puebla NahuatlUto-Aztecan84% alike
- IwaidjaIwaidjan Proper84% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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