Meʼphaa languages

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Meʼphaa languages are a small group of indigenous Oto-Manguean languages spoken primarily by the Meʼphaa (Tlapanec) people in the state of Guerrero, Mexico.

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Meʼphaa languages canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Oto-Manguean languages
indigenous languages of the Americas
language family
alsoKnownAs Tlapanec languages
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
eastern Guerrero
hasWritingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet
haveBasicWordOrder VSO or VOS (varies by variety)
haveCommunityLanguageRevitalizationEfforts true
haveCommunityRadioBroadcastsInSomeVarieties true
haveComplexMorphology true
haveEthnologueEntry true
haveISO639_3Codes true
haveLoanwordsFrom Spanish
haveNasalizationContrast true
havePhonemicGlottalization true
haveToneDistinguishingLexicalMeaning true
haveVerbAspectDistinctions true
includeVariety Acatepec Meʼphaa
Azoyú Meʼphaa
Malinaltepec Meʼphaa
Tlacoapa Meʼphaa
Zapotal Meʼphaa
languageBranch Eastern Oto-Manguean
partOf Mesoamerican Linguistic Area
recognizedAs national indigenous languages of Mexico
region Sierra Madre del Sur
spokenBy Meʼphaa people
Tlapanec people
spokenIn Mexico
state of Guerrero
linked to: State of Guerrero
subfamilyOf Oto-Manguean language family
subjectToLanguageShiftTowards Spanish
usedAlongside Spanish language
usedIn bilingual education programs in Guerrero
traditional ritual contexts

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Tlapanecan languages haveAlternativeName Meʼphaa languages