Midland Mixe
Midland a.k.a. Central Mixe is a Mixe language spoken in Mexico. According to Wichmann (1995), there are two groups of dialects:
- North
- Jaltepec, Puxmetecán, Atitlán, Matamoros, Cotzocón
- South
- Juquila, Cacalotepec
| Midland Mixe | |
|---|---|
| Central Mixe | |
| Native to | Mexico |
| Region | Northeastern Oaxaca |
Native speakers | 29,000 (2000–2002)[2] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:mxq – Juquilaneq – North Central (Cotzocón, Puxmetecán, Atitlán)pxm – Quetzaltepec Mixe (not distinct)[3] |
| Glottolog | midl1241 |
| ELP | Midland Mixe[4] |
Ethnologue lists Mixistlán as well, but Wichmann counts that as Tlahuitoltepec Mixe.
A new variety of Midland Mixe has been recently documented in the village of San Juan Bosco Chuxnabá in San Miguel Quetzaltepec municipality, Oaxaca by Carmen Jany and other linguists.[5][6][7]
Phonology
| Bilabial | Dental/Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | t̪ | (tʃ) | k | ʔ | |
| Fricative | ʃ | h | ||||
| Affricate | ts | |||||
| Nasal | m | n̪ | ||||
| Approximant | w | j |
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ | u |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Open | a |
The three vowels (/a, o, u/) resulting in a suprasegmental palatalization then range to three vowel qualities ([æ, ø, ʊ]).[8]
References
- Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
- Juquila at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
North Central (Cotzocón, Puxmetecán, Atitlán) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Quetzaltepec Mixe (not distinct)[1] at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
- Endangered Languages Project data for Midland Mixe.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2012-04-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://nhlrc.ucla.edu/events/conference/1st/papers/The_Chuxnaban_Mixe_Online_Dictionary.pdf%5B%5D
- http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10125/4481/jany.pdf;jsessionid=C40A89F204744A496CE63E8B2FD9133A?sequence=1
- "The Phonetics and Phonology of Chuxnabán Mixe". Retrieved 2017-05-10.
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