Oto-Manguean languages
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The Oto-Manguean languages are a large and ancient family of indigenous languages of Mesoamerica, spoken primarily in central and southern Mexico and known for their complex tonal systems and significant cultural history.
Aliases (5)
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican language family
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indigenous languages of the Americas → language family → |
| alternativeName |
Otomanguean languages
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| estimatedNumberOfLanguages |
dozens of distinct languages
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| hasCulturalSignificance |
Mesoamerican civilizations
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Oaxacan indigenous cultures → ritual and oral traditions → |
| hasFeature |
complex tonal systems
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complex verb morphology → contrastive tone → nasalization contrasts → numeral classifiers in some languages → phonemic tone → rich inflectional morphology → vowel length contrasts → |
| hasHistoricalDepth |
ancient
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pre-Columbian origin → |
| hasLinguisticClassification |
macro-family debated by some linguists
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| hasMemberLanguage |
Amuzgo
→
Chatino → Chichimeca Jonaz → Chinantec → Chocho → Cuicatec → Ixcatec → Ixcatec language → Mazahua → Mazatec → Mixtec → Otomi → Pame → Popoloca → Tlapanec → Trique → Zapotec → |
| hasSubfamily |
Amuzgoan languages
→
Chatino languages → Chinantecan languages → Mazatecan languages → Mixtecan languages → Oto-Pamean languages → Popolocan languages → Tlapanecan languages → Zapotecan languages → |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin script
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| partOf |
Mesoamerican Linguistic Area
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| recognizedAs |
one of the major language families of Mesoamerica
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one of the oldest language families in the Americas → |
| regionOfOrigin |
Central Mexico
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Mesoamerica → Southern Mexico → |
| spokenIn |
Central Mexico
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Guerrero → Hidalgo → Mesoamerica → Mexico → Oaxaca → Puebla → San Luis Potosí → Southern Mexico → Veracruz → |
| status |
many languages endangered
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some languages still vigorously spoken → some languages vulnerable → |
| usedBy |
indigenous peoples of Mexico
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Referenced by (13)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Amuzgo
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Chinantec communities → Mesoamerica → Mixtec civilization → Zapotec → |
languageFamily |
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Oto-Manguean languages
("Oto-Pamean languages")
→
Oto-Manguean languages ("Amuzgoan languages") → |
hasSubfamily |
|
Oto-Manguean languages
("Otomanguean languages")
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alternativeName |
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Mazatec
("Oto-Manguean")
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family |
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Southern Mexico
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hasLanguageFamily |
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Mazatec
("Eastern Oto-Manguean")
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languageFamilyBranch |
|
indigenous peoples of Mexico
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majorLanguageFamily |
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Mazatec
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subclassOf |