Meʼphaa languages
E752996
Meʼphaa languages are a small group of indigenous Oto-Manguean languages spoken primarily by the Meʼphaa (Tlapanec) people in the state of Guerrero, Mexico.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Oto-Manguean languages
ⓘ
indigenous languages of the Americas ⓘ language family ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Tlapanec languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areEndangered | true ⓘ |
| areHeadMarking | true ⓘ |
| areMesoamericanLanguages | true ⓘ |
| areMutuallyIntelligibleToVaryingDegrees | true ⓘ |
| arePrimarilyOralTradition | true ⓘ |
| areStudiedInField | Mesoamerican linguistics ⓘ |
| areSubjectOf | descriptive grammars and dictionaries ⓘ |
| areTonal | true ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Meʼphaa traditional music and oral literature ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | small language group within Oto-Manguean ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Costa Chica region of Guerrero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Guerrero ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| haveBasicWordOrder | VSO or VOS (varies by variety) ⓘ |
| haveCommunityLanguageRevitalizationEfforts | true ⓘ |
| haveCommunityRadioBroadcastsInSomeVarieties | true ⓘ |
| haveComplexMorphology | true ⓘ |
| haveEthnologueEntry | true ⓘ |
| haveISO639_3Codes | true ⓘ |
| haveLoanwordsFrom | Spanish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| haveNasalizationContrast | true ⓘ |
| havePhonemicGlottalization | true ⓘ |
| haveToneDistinguishingLexicalMeaning | true ⓘ |
| haveVerbAspectDistinctions | true ⓘ |
| includeVariety |
Acatepec Meʼphaa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Azoyú Meʼphaa NERFINISHED ⓘ Malinaltepec Meʼphaa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tlacoapa Meʼphaa NERFINISHED ⓘ Zapotal Meʼphaa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Eastern Oto-Manguean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mesoamerican Linguistic Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | national indigenous languages of Mexico ⓘ |
| region | Sierra Madre del Sur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Meʼphaa people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tlapanec people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
state of Guerrero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Oto-Manguean language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectToLanguageShiftTowards | Spanish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAlongside | Spanish language ⓘ |
| usedIn |
bilingual education programs in Guerrero
ⓘ
traditional ritual contexts ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.