Otomian languages
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The Otomian languages are a branch of the Oto-Manguean language family spoken primarily in central Mexico, encompassing several indigenous languages including Mazahua and Otomi.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Oto-Manguean language subgroup
ⓘ
language family branch ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | many members endangered ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Chichimeca Jonaz people
NERFINISHED
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Matlatzinca people NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazahua people NERFINISHED ⓘ Otomí people NERFINISHED ⓘ Pame people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tlahuica people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
complex verbal morphology
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tone-based lexical distinctions ⓘ vowel nasalization contrasts ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Chichimeca Jonaz language
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Otomi NERFINISHED ⓘ Ixtenco Otomi NERFINISHED ⓘ Matlatzinca language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazahua language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mezquital Otomi NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Otomi NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwestern Mazahua NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwestern Otomi NERFINISHED ⓘ Otomi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Pame languages ⓘ Sierra Otomi NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeastern Mazahua NERFINISHED ⓘ Tenango Otomi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tilapa Otomi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tlahuica language NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Otomi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalFamily | Mesoamerican languages area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Oto-Manguean languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Oto-Manguean language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas (INALI) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Guanajuato
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hidalgo NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexican Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Michoacán NERFINISHED ⓘ Puebla NERFINISHED ⓘ Querétaro NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Mexico ⓘ |
| status | indigenous languages of Mexico ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Oto-Manguean languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typology |
head-marking language
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ verb-initial tendency ⓘ |
| usedFor |
local religious practices
ⓘ
traditional oral literature ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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