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