Meʼphaa

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Meʼphaa is an indigenous Oto-Manguean language spoken primarily by the Meʼphaa (Tlapanec) people of Guerrero, Mexico.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Meʼphaa canonical 3
Meꞌphaa 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesoamerican language
Oto-Manguean language
indigenous language
language of Mexico
alsoKnownAs Tlapanec
Tlapaneco
linked to: Tlapanec
belongsToMacroArea Mesoamerica
continent North America
country Mexico
ethnicGroup Meʼphaa people
Tlapanec people
family Oto-Manguean language family
glottocode tlap1239
hasDialect Acatepec Meʼphaa
Azoyú Meʼphaa
Malinaltepec Meʼphaa
Tlacoapa Meʼphaa
Zapotal Meʼphaa
hasISO6393Code tcf
tpc
tpl
tpx
hasPhonologicalFeature complex consonant system
contrastive tone
hasSpeakerCommunity municipality of Acatepec, Guerrero
municipality of Malinaltepec, Guerrero
municipality of Tlacoapa, Guerrero
municipality of Zapotitlán Tablas, Guerrero
languageArea southern Mexico
languageFamilyLevel Oto-Manguean
languageFamilyNeighbor Amuzgo
Mixtec languages
languagePolicyContext recognized as an indigenous language of Mexico
languageStatus vulnerable
morphologyType agglutinative language
region Costa Chica region of Guerrero
La Montaña region of Guerrero
spokenIn Mexico
state of Guerrero
linked to: State of Guerrero
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 script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Tlapanec autonym Meʼphaa
Tlapanec people ethnonym Meꞌphaa
linked to: Meʼphaa
Tlapanec people haveAutonym Meꞌphaa
linked to: Meʼphaa
Meʼphaa people autonym Meʼphaa