Matlatzinca language
E535877
The Matlatzinca language is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language of central Mexico, traditionally spoken by the Matlatzinca people in the State of Mexico and considered at risk of extinction.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matlatzinca Otomian language | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican language
ⓘ
Oto-Manguean language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ indigenous language of Mexico ⓘ |
| belongsToEthnolinguisticGroup | Matlatzinca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroArea | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalRole | traditional language of the Matlatzinca people ⓘ |
| endangermentReason | language shift to Spanish ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Matlatzinca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Oto-Manguean language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Matlatzinca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matlatzinca Otomi (historical/older usage) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
local community life
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
person marking on verbs
ⓘ
use of relational nouns ⓘ verbal inflection for aspect ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRegion | Toluca Valley region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticArea | Mesoamerican linguistic area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive tone
ⓘ
nasal consonants ⓘ |
| isMinorityLanguageIn | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | mat ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Otomanguean languages of central Mexico ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | language revitalization efforts in the State of Mexico ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Oto-Manguean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguage |
Mazahua language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Otomi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | central Mexico ⓘ |
| riskLevel | severely endangered according to UNESCO (approximate classification) ⓘ |
| shiftLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Matlatzinca people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
at risk of extinction
ⓘ
seriously endangered ⓘ |
| subfamily | Otomian branch ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
complex morphology
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ verb–initial tendencies ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Matlatzinca Otomian language