Meʼphaa
E752997
Meʼphaa is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language spoken primarily by the Meʼphaa (Tlapanec) people of Guerrero, Mexico.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meʼphaa canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican language
ⓘ
Oto-Manguean language ⓘ indigenous language ⓘ language of Mexico ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tlapanec
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tlapaneco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroArea | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Meʼphaa people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tlapanec people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Oto-Manguean language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | tlap1239 ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Acatepec Meʼphaa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Azoyú Meʼphaa NERFINISHED ⓘ Malinaltepec Meʼphaa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tlacoapa Meʼphaa NERFINISHED ⓘ Zapotal Meʼphaa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code |
tcf
ⓘ
tpc ⓘ tpl ⓘ tpx ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
complex consonant system
ⓘ
contrastive tone ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunity |
municipality of Acatepec, Guerrero
ⓘ
municipality of Malinaltepec, Guerrero NERFINISHED ⓘ municipality of Tlacoapa, Guerrero NERFINISHED ⓘ municipality of Zapotitlán Tablas, Guerrero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageArea | southern Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamilyLevel | Oto-Manguean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamilyNeighbor |
Amuzgo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mixtec languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languagePolicyContext | recognized as an indigenous language of Mexico ⓘ |
| languageStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| morphologyType | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| region |
Costa Chica region of Guerrero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Montaña region of Guerrero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
state of Guerrero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Tlapanec–Mangue branch ⓘ |
| typology |
tonal language
ⓘ
verb-initial language ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication in Meʼphaa communities
ⓘ
ritual and ceremonial contexts ⓘ traditional oral literature ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.