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List Of Endangered Languages In Mexico
An endangered language is a language that it is at risk of falling out of use, generally because it has few surviving speakers. If it loses all of its native speakers, it becomes an extinct language. UNESCO defines four levels of language endangerment between "safe" (not endangered) and "extinct": * Vulnerable * Definitely endangered * Severely endangered * Critically endangered Languages Number of speakers See also * Languages of Mexico References {{reflist Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ... Languages of Mexico ...
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Endangered Language
An endangered language or moribund language is a language that is at risk of disappearing as its speakers die out or shift to speaking other languages. Language loss occurs when the language has no more native speakers and becomes a "dead language". If no one can speak the language at all, it becomes an "extinct language". A dead language may still be studied through recordings or writings, but it is still dead or extinct unless there are fluent speakers. Although languages have always become extinct throughout human history, they are currently dying at an accelerated rate because of globalization, imperialism, neocolonialism and linguicide (language killing). Language shift most commonly occurs when speakers switch to a language associated with social or economic power or spoken more widely, the ultimate result being language death. The general consensus is that there are between 6,000 and 7,000 languages currently spoken. Some linguists estimate that between 50% and 90% of ...
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Central Náhuatl Language
Central Nahuatl is a group of Nahuatl languages of central Mexico, in the regions of central Puebla, Tlaxcala, central Veracruz, Morelos, Mexico State, and Guerrero. * Unclear: Classical Nahuatl, Morelos Nahuatl, Tetelcingo Nahuatl * Tlaxcala-Puebla Nahuatl (border of Puebla and Tlaxcala) * Central Puebla Nahuatl (Xochiltepec–Huatlatlauca, south of the city of Puebla) *? Southeastern Puebla (see for classification) * Guerrero Nahuatl (Northern/Central Guerrero, Balsas River region) * Ometepec Nahuatl Ometepec is a city and the seat of the municipality of Ometepec, in the state of Guerrero, south-western Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It i ... (Southern Guerrero) References {{Uto-Aztecan languages Nahuatl ...
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Chatino Of Zacatepec Language
Zacatepec Chatino is an indigenous Mesoamerican language, one of the Chatino family of the Oto-Manguean languages. It is often referred to as '' ChaqF tinyaJ KichenA tziC, Chatino de San Marcos Zacatepec,'' or ''Chatino de Zacatepec'' as it is distinct from other Chatino languages in the region. Zacatepec Chatino is part of the Eastern Chatino languages. It is spoken in the town of San Marcos Zacatepec, a town of approximately 1,000 people and inhabited by an indigenous group known as the Chatino people. The language was once spoken in the village of Juquila, but is now virtually extinct with two surviving speakers in the area (Villard 2015). Zacatepec Chatino is a highly endangered language as it is spoken by about 300 Chatinos whom are all above 50 years of age. Classification Chatino refers to three closely related modern languages; the three being Eastern Chatino, Tataltepec Chatino, and Zenzontepec Chatino of the Zapotecan branch. Zacatepec Chatino falls under the Easter ...
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Chatino Of The Western Lowlands
Tataltepec Chatino, also known as Lowland Chatino and ''Chatino Occidental Bajo'', is an indigenous Mesoamerican language, one of the Chatino family of the Oto-Manguean languages. It is not intelligible with other Chatino languages. It is named after the town of Tataltepec de Valdés Tataltepec de Valdés is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is part of the Juquila District in the center of the Costa Region The Costa Region or Costa Chica lies on the Pacific coast of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, sou ..., and is also spoken in San Pedro Tututepec. Status Tataltepec de Valdés is divided between Chatinos, only a few of whom know Chatino, and Mestizos, none of whom know Chatino. Spanish is the dominant language of Tataltepec de Valdés, and is the only language used in all domains of public life except for conversations between speakers of Tataltepec Chatino. Unlike in other Chatino-speaking towns, loudspeakers used for public announcements broadcast ...
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Central Zoque
Chiapas Zoque is a dialect cluster of Zoquean languages indigenous to southern Mexico (Wichmann 1995). The three varieties with ISO codes, Francisco León (about 20,000 speakers in 1990), Copainalá (about 10,000), and Rayón (about 2,000), are named after the towns they are spoken in, though residents of Francisco León were relocated after their town was buried in the eruption of El Chichón Volcano in 1982. Francisco León and Copainalá are 83% mutually intelligible according to ''Ethnologue''. Classification The following classification of Chiapas Zoque dialects is from. ;Chiapas Zoque *North: Francisco León, Ostuacán *Northeast: Rayón, Pantepec, Tapilula, Tapalapa, Ocotepec, Chapultenango, Amatán, Tapijulapa, Oxolotán *Central: Copainalá, Tecpatán, Coapilla *South: Tuxtla Gutiérrez (Copoya), Berriozabal, San Fernando, Ocozocuautla Another language, Jitotolteco, was announced in 2011.Zavala, Roberto. 2011. El jitotolteco: Una lengua zoqueana desconocida. Keynote ...
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Central Zoque Language
Chiapas Zoque is a dialect cluster of Zoquean languages indigenous to southern Mexico (Wichmann 1995). The three varieties with ISO codes, Francisco León (about 20,000 speakers in 1990), Copainalá (about 10,000), and Rayón (about 2,000), are named after the towns they are spoken in, though residents of Francisco León were relocated after their town was buried in the eruption of El Chichón Volcano in 1982. Francisco León and Copainalá are 83% mutually intelligible according to ''Ethnologue''. Classification The following classification of Chiapas Zoque dialects is from. ;Chiapas Zoque *North: Francisco León, Ostuacán *Northeast: Rayón, Pantepec, Tapilula, Tapalapa, Ocotepec, Chapultenango, Amatán, Tapijulapa, Oxolotán *Central: Copainalá, Tecpatán, Coapilla *South: Tuxtla Gutiérrez (Copoya), Berriozabal, San Fernando, Ocozocuautla Another language, Jitotolteco, was announced in 2011.Zavala, Roberto. 2011. El jitotolteco: Una lengua zoqueana desconocida. Keynote ...
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Central Tlapanec
Tlapanec , or Meꞌphaa, is an indigenous Mexican language spoken by more than 98,000 Tlapanec people in the state of Guerrero. Like other Oto-Manguean languages, it is tonal and has complex inflectional morphology. The ethnic group themselves refer to their ethnic identity and language as ''Me̱ꞌpha̱a̱'' . Before much information was known about it, Tlapanec (sometimes written "Tlappanec" in earlier publications) was either considered unclassified or linked to the controversial Hokan language family. It is now definitively considered part of the Oto-Manguean language family, of which it forms its own branch along with the extinct and very closely related Subtiaba language of Nicaragua. Meꞌphaa people temporarily move to other locations, including Mexico City, Morelos and various locations in the United States, for reasons of work. Varieties Ethnologue distinguishes four Tlapanec languages: *Acatepec (dialects Acatepec proper, Huitzapula, Nanzintla, Teocuitlapa, Za ...
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Central Tlapanec Language
Tlapanec , or Meꞌphaa, is an indigenous Mexican language spoken by more than 98,000 Tlapanec people in the state of Guerrero. Like other Oto-Manguean languages, it is tonal and has complex inflectional morphology. The ethnic group themselves refer to their ethnic identity and language as ''Me̱ꞌpha̱a̱'' . Before much information was known about it, Tlapanec (sometimes written "Tlappanec" in earlier publications) was either considered unclassified or linked to the controversial Hokan language family. It is now definitively considered part of the Oto-Manguean language family, of which it forms its own branch along with the extinct and very closely related Subtiaba language of Nicaragua. Meꞌphaa people temporarily move to other locations, including Mexico City, Morelos and various locations in the United States, for reasons of work. Varieties Ethnologue distinguishes four Tlapanec languages: *Acatepec (dialects Acatepec proper, Huitzapula, Nanzintla, Teocuitlapa, Za ...
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Central Popoloc
Western Popoloca is an indigenous language of Puebla state, Mexico. There are two principal varieties, sometimes counted as distinct languages, *Santa Inés Ahuatempan Popoloca (a.k.a. Ahuatempan, Santa Inés) *San Felipe Otlaltepec Popoloca (a.k.a. Otlaltepec, San Felipe) which are about 75% mutually intelligible In linguistics, mutual intelligibility is a relationship between languages or dialects in which speakers of different but related varieties can readily understand each other without prior familiarity or special effort. It is sometimes used as an .... Approximately half of ethnic Popoloca of these towns speak the language. Phonology Vowels Consonants Sounds only occur from loanwords. References Popolocan languages External links San Felipe Otlaltepec resourcesin the Archive of the Indigenous Languages of Latin America
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Central Popoloc Language
Western Popoloca is an indigenous language of Puebla state, Mexico. There are two principal varieties, sometimes counted as distinct languages, *Santa Inés Ahuatempan Popoloca (a.k.a. Ahuatempan, Santa Inés) *San Felipe Otlaltepec Popoloca (a.k.a. Otlaltepec, San Felipe) which are about 75% mutually intelligible In linguistics, mutual intelligibility is a relationship between languages or dialects in which speakers of different but related varieties can readily understand each other without prior familiarity or special effort. It is sometimes used as an .... Approximately half of ethnic Popoloca of these towns speak the language. Phonology Vowels Consonants Sounds only occur from loanwords. References Popolocan languages External links San Felipe Otlaltepec resourcesin the Archive of the Indigenous Languages of Latin America
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Central Pame
The Pame languages are a group of languages in Mexico that is spoken by around 12,000 Pame people in the state of San Luis Potosí. It belongs to the Oto-Pamean branch of the Oto-Manguean language family. Distribution and languages Ethnologue notes two living varieties of Pame both spoken in the state of San Luis Potosí: Central Pame, in the town of Santa María Acapulco, and Northern Pame, in communities from the north of Río Verde to the border with Tamaulipas. The third variety, Southern Pame, was last described in the mid 20th century, is assumed to be extinct, and is very sparsely documented. It was spoken in Jiliapan, Hidalgo, and Pacula, Querétaro. *Northern Pame (Ñãʔũ) (~6,000) *Central Pame (Šiʔúi) (~6,000) *Southern Pame (Šiyúi) (†) Classification The Pame languages are part of the Oto-Pamean branch of the Oto-Manguean language family. They are most closely related to the Chichimeca Jonaz language, spoken in Guanajuato, and together, they form th ...
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Central Pame Language
The Pame languages are a group of languages in Mexico that is spoken by around 12,000 Pame people in the state of San Luis Potosí. It belongs to the Oto-Pamean branch of the Oto-Manguean language family. Distribution and languages Ethnologue notes two living varieties of Pame both spoken in the state of San Luis Potosí: Central Pame, in the town of Santa María Acapulco, and Northern Pame, in communities from the north of Río Verde to the border with Tamaulipas. The third variety, Southern Pame, was last described in the mid 20th century, is assumed to be extinct, and is very sparsely documented. It was spoken in Jiliapan, Hidalgo, and Pacula, Querétaro. *Northern Pame (Ñãʔũ) (~6,000) *Central Pame (Šiʔúi) (~6,000) *Southern Pame (Šiyúi) (†) Classification The Pame languages are part of the Oto-Pamean branch of the Oto-Manguean language family. They are most closely related to the Chichimeca Jonaz language, spoken in Guanajuato, and together, they form th ...
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