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353 LANGUAGE FILE
Language name Tzotzil �tsəυtsil
Language name Tzutujil �(t)su�təwi�l
Autonym (if known and different)
Autonym (if known and different)
Language family Penutian Mayan
Language family Mayan Greater Quichean
Spoken in Mexico
Spoken in Guatemala
Approximate number of speakers 65k
Approximate number of speakers 50k
Writing system
Writing system Roman
Phonetics/phonology
Phonetics/phonology
Stress word-final
Stress word-final
Contains following rare ejective
consonant (types)
Contains following rare ejective; implosive
consonant (types)
Said to have how many vowels? 5
Said to have how many vowels? 5 + length + 2 diphthongs
Marked vowel types
Marked vowel types
Tone none
Tone none
Rhythm no information
Rhythm no information
Vowel harmony none
Vowel harmony none
Morphology agglutinative stem-based
Morphology agglutinative word-based
Particular formation types dvandva; prefix; suffix
Particular formation types prefix; partial prefixed and partial suffixed
reduplication; suffix; synaffix
Syntax
Word order VOS AN prepositions
NPoss
Syntax
Word order VOS AN and NA prepositions
NPoss
Particular syntactic phenomena ergative / absolutive marking; inclusive / exclusive
1st plural; morphological aspect; classifiers
Particular syntactic phenomena ergative / absolutive marking; morphological aspect
Points of interest
Points of interest
Sources Aissen (1987), Katzner (1977), Ruhlen (1976),
Wälchli (2005)
Sources Dayley (1985)
Uighur see Uyghur