Chocho

E195262

Chocho is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language spoken in Oaxaca, Mexico, known for its complex tonal system and endangered status.

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Chocho canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Oto-Manguean language
endangered language
indigenous language
contactLanguage Spanish
countryOfOrigin Mexico
hasEndangermentCause language shift to Spanish
hasLinguisticFeature complex tonal system
phonemic tone
tone
hasPhonologicalFeature contrastive tone
nasal consonants
nasal vowels
oral vowels
hasTypologicalFeature head-marking morphology
verb–subject–object word order (VSO)
isClassifiedAs Mesoamerican indigenous language
isEndangeredIn Oaxaca state
surface form: Oaxaca
isMemberOf Oto-Manguean languages
surface form: Oto-Manguean language family
isPartOf Popolocan language
surface form: Popolocan language group
isSpokenBy Chocho people
indigenous communities in Oaxaca
languageCodeISO639-3 coz
languageFamily Oto-Manguean languages
surface form: Oto-Manguean
regionOfOrigin Oaxaca
spokenInCountry Mexico
spokenInRegion southern Mexico
spokenInState Oaxaca
status endangered
subfamily Popolocan language
surface form: Popolocan languages
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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