In this list of Mixtecan languages, the languages (or language variants) are grouped within their families in alphabetical order according to the family (Cuicatec, Mixtec, Triqui/Trique) and the three-letter (ISO 639-3) code. The name given for the individual variant is usually the name of the town or region within Mexico where the variant is spoken. The ISO codes link to the corresponding Ethnologue entry. Where there is a dedicated website for a variant, a link is given to it.
Cuicatec family
Approximate number of speakers of Cuicatec: 15,000[1]
| Language variety |
Where spoken |
ISO-Code |
Number of speakers |
| Cuicatec, Teutila |
|
(cut) |
|
| Cuicatec, Tepeuxila |
|
(cux) |
|
Mixtec family
Approximate number of speakers of all varieties of Mixtec: 510,800[2]
| Language variety |
Where spoken |
ISO-Code |
Number of speakers |
| Mixtec, Western Juxtlahuaca |
|
(jmx) |
|
| Mixtec, Yutanduchi |
|
(mab) |
|
| Mixtec, Amoltepec |
|
(mbz) |
|
| Mixtec, Itundujia |
|
(mce) |
|
| Mixtec, Santa Lucía Monteverde |
|
(mdv) |
|
| Mixtec, Southwestern Tlaxiaco |
|
(meh) |
|
| Mixtec, Atatláhuca |
|
(mib) |
|
| Mixtec, Ocotepec |
|
(mie) |
|
| Mixtec, San Miguel el Grande |
|
(mig) |
|
| Mixtec, Chayuco |
|
(mih) |
|
| Mixtec, Chigmecatitlán |
|
(mii) |
|
| Mixtec, Peñoles |
|
(mil) |
|
| Mixtec, Alacatlatzala |
|
(mim) |
|
| Mixtec, Pinotepa Nacional |
|
(mio) |
|
| Mixtec, Apasco-Apoala |
|
(mip) |
|
| Mixtec, Southern Puebla |
|
(mit) |
|
| Mixtec, Cacaloxtepec |
|
(miu) |
|
| Mixtec, Mixtepec |
|
(mix) |
|
| Mixtec, Ayutla |
|
(miy) |
|
| Mixtec, Coatzospan |
|
(miz) |
|
| Mixtec, San Juan Colorado |
|
(mjc) |
|
| Mixtec, Silacayoapan |
|
(mks) |
|
| Mixtec, Yosondúa |
|
(mpm) |
|
| Mixtec, Tlazoyaltepec |
|
(mqh) |
|
| Mixtec, Tututepec |
|
(mtu) |
|
| Mixtec, Tidaá |
|
(mtx) |
|
| Mixtec, Yucuañe |
|
(mvg) |
|
| Mixtec, Northwest Oaxaca |
|
(mxa) |
|
| Mixtec, Tezoatlán |
|
(mxb)(SIL-MX) |
|
| Mixtec, Huitepec |
|
(mxs) |
|
| Mixtec, Jamiltepec |
|
(mxt) |
|
| Mixtec, Metlatónoc |
|
(mxv) |
|
| Mixtec, Southeastern Nochixtlán |
|
(mxy) |
|
| Mixtec, Santa María Zacatepec |
|
(mza) |
|
| Mixtec, Juxtlahuaca |
|
(vmc) |
|
| Mixtec, Ixtayutla |
|
(vmj) |
|
| Mixtec, Mitlatongo |
|
(vmm) |
|
| Mixtec, Soyaltepec |
|
(vmq) |
|
| Mixtec, Tamazola |
|
(vmx) |
|
| Mixtec, Alcozauca |
|
(xta) |
|
| Mixtec, Chazumba |
|
(xtb) |
|
| Mixtec, Diuxi-Tilantongo |
|
(xtd) |
|
| Mixtec, Sinicahua |
|
(xti) |
|
| Mixtec, San Juan Teita |
|
(xtj) |
|
| Mixtec, Tijaltepec |
|
(xtl) |
|
| Mixtec, Magdalena Peñasco |
|
(xtm)(SIL-MX, with subvariants) |
|
| Mixtec, Northern Tlaxiaco |
|
(xtn)(SIL-MX) |
|
| Mixtec, San Miguel Piedras |
|
(xtp) |
|
| Mixtec, Sindihui |
|
(xts) |
|
| Mixtec, Tacahua |
|
(xtt) |
|
| Mixtec, Cuyamecalco |
|
(xtu) |
|
| Mixtec, Yoloxochitl |
|
(xty) |
|
Triqui (Trique) Family
Approximate number of speakers of all varieties of Triqui: 24,500[3]
| Language variety |
Where spoken |
ISO-Code |
Number of speakers |
| Triqui, Copala |
|
(trc)(SIL-MX) |
|
| Triqui, San Martín Itunyoso |
|
(trq) |
|
| Triqui, Chicahuaxtla, Santo Domingo del Estado |
|
(trs) |
|
Notes
- ^ The 2000 census registers 23,000 Cuicatecs of whom 65.6% reportedly speak one variety or another. The census does not distinguish between varieties of Cuicatec. See the website of the Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas, http://www.cdi.gob.mx/index.php?id_seccion=660, accessed 4 August 2008).
- ^ The 2000 census registers 726,600 Mixtecs of whom 70.3% reportedly speak one variety or another. The census does not distinguish between varieties of Mixtec. See the website of the Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas, http://www.cdi.gob.mx/index.php?id_seccion=660, accessed 28 July 2008).
- ^ The 2000 census registers 29,018 Triquis of whom 84.4% reportedly speak the language. The census does not distinguish between varieties of Trique. See the website of the Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas, http://www.cdi.gob.mx/index.php?id_seccion=660, accessed 28 July 2008).
External links
SIL-MX Mixtec
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