Ayöök

E723309

Ayöök is the indigenous Mixe language of Oaxaca, Mexico, known for its complex tonal system and rich oral tradition.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Ayöök canonical 2
Ayöökjä’äy 1
Mixe Ayöök 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mixe language ⓘ
indigenous language ⓘ
language ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
endangeredStatus vulnerable ⓘ
ethnicGroup Mixe people ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Mixe ⓘ
Mixe Ayöök ⓘ
linked to: Ayöök
hasCulturalRole medium of ritual speech ⓘ
medium of traditional music and song ⓘ
medium of traditional stories ⓘ
hasDialect Lowland Mixe ⓘ
Midland Mixe ⓘ
North Highland Mixe ⓘ
South Highland Mixe ⓘ
hasFeature agglutinative morphology ⓘ
complex tonal system ⓘ
rich oral tradition ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ
verb–initial word order ⓘ
hasGrammarFeature complex verb morphology ⓘ
polysynthetic tendencies ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature contrastive tone ⓘ
glottalized consonants ⓘ
nasal vowels ⓘ
hasResourceType documented oral literature ⓘ
grammars and dictionaries ⓘ
hasSociolinguisticFeature bilingualism with Spanish ⓘ
intergenerational transmission in many communities ⓘ
ISO639-3Code mto ⓘ
languageFamily Mixe branch ⓘ
Mixe–Zoque language family ⓘ
languageStatus indigenous language of Mexico ⓘ
partOf indigenous linguistic heritage of Oaxaca ⓘ
recognizedBy Mexican government as an indigenous language ⓘ
region Sierra Mixe ⓘ
northeastern Oaxaca ⓘ
spokenIn Mexico ⓘ
Oaxaca ⓘ
usedBy Mixe communities in Oaxaca ⓘ
usedIn community radio broadcasts in Mixe regions ⓘ
local education programs in Mixe communities ⓘ
writingSystem Latin script ⓘ
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mixe people → language → Ayöök ⓘ
Mixe people → selfDesignation → Ayöökjä’äy ⓘ
linked to: Ayöök
Ayöök → hasAlternativeName → Mixe Ayöök ⓘ
linked to: Ayöök