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307 LANGUAGE FILE
Language name Mixtec Mixteco �mi�kstek
Language name Miwok �mi�wɒk
Autonym (if known and different)
Autonym (if known and different)
Language family Otomanguean
Language family Penutian Miwok-Costanoan
Spoken in Mexico
Spoken in California (USA)
Approximate number of speakers 250k
Approximate number of speakers �30
Writing system
Writing system
Phonetics/phonology
Phonetics/phonology
Stress
Stress first long syllable
Contains following rare
consonant (types)
Contains following rare ejective
consonant (types)
Said to have how many vowels? 5�nasalisation
Said to have how many vowels? 5�length
Marked vowel types
Marked vowel types
Tone register
Tone none
Rhythm no information
Rhythm no information
Vowel harmony none
Vowel harmony none
Morphology isolating and stem-based for
agglutinative verbs; word-based
for nouns
Morphology polysynthetic stem-based
Particular formation types incorporation; full and partial reduplication; suffix
Particular formation types prefix; suffix; tone used morphologically
Syntax
Syntax
Word order VSO NA prepositions
NPoss
Word order SOV free neither
Particular syntactic phenomena inclusive / exclusive 1st plural; nominative /
accusative marking; evidentials
Particular syntactic phenomena gender; inflecting adpositions; morphological aspect
Points of interest
Points of interest
Sources Callaghan (1984, 1987), Haspelmath et al. (2005),
Ruhlen (1976)
Sources Campbell (1991), Haspelmath et al. (2005),
Maddieson (1984)
Mixteco see Mixtec