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Classification Of Mixtec Languages
The internal classification of Mixtec is controversial. Many varieties are mutually unintelligible and by that criterion separate languages. In the 16th century, Spanish authorities recognized half a dozen ''lenguas'' comprising the Mixtec ''lengua''. (See #Classical Mixtec.) It is not clear to what extent these were distinct languages at the time. Regardless, the colonial disintegration of the Mixtec nation and resulting isolation of local communities led to the rapid diversification of local dialects into distinct languages. Below are some attempts at Mixtec classification by various scholars. Geographic divisions Josserand (1983:106) lists 5 major geographic (not linguistic) divisions of Mixtec, which together cover a total of about 25,000 square kilometers. Enclaves of Amuzgo, Trique, Cuicatec, Ixcatec, and Chocho speakers are scattered nearby. #Puebla Mixtec #Guerrero Mixtec #Mixteca Baja #Mixteca Alta #Mixteca de la Costa Colonial divisions De los Reyes, in his ''Art ...
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Tlaxiaco
Tlaxiaco () is a city, and its surrounding Municipalities of Oaxaca, municipality of the same name, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is located in the Tlaxiaco District in the south of the Mixteca Region, with a population of about 17,450. The city is formally known as Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco ("heroic city of Tlaxiaco") in honour of a battle waged there during the 1862–67 Second French intervention in Mexico, French invasion. Tlaxiaco is a Nahuatl name containing the elements ''tlachtli'' (Mesoamerican ballgame, ball game), ''quiahuitl'' (rain), and ''-co'' (place marker). It thus approximates to "Place where it rains on the ball court". Its name in the Mixtec language is ''Ndijiinu'', which means "good view".Tlaxiaco
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Ixtayutla
Santiago Ixtayutla is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. It is located in the Jamiltepec District in the west of the Costa Region The Costa Region or Costa Chica lies on the Pacific coast of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, south of the more mountainous Sierra Sur inland from the coast. It includes the districts of Jamiltepec, Juquila and Pochutla. Climate The region has a .... As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 11,917. References {{Jamiltepec District Municipalities of Oaxaca ...
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Chalcatongo
Chalcatongo de Hidalgo (also, Chalcatongo and Villa Hidalgo) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is part of the Tlaxiaco District in the south of the Mixteca Region. It is the birthplace of former Governor Ulises Ruiz Ortiz Ulises Ernesto Ruiz Ortiz (born April 9, 1958) is a Mexican politician and former governor of the State of Oaxaca. He took office in 2004 as a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Early career In the 1997 mid-term election he .... References * Municipalities of Oaxaca {{Oaxaca-geo-stub ...
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