Northeastern Alta Mixtec
[aka Apasco-Apoala Mixtec, Apasco Mixtec, Apoala Mixtec]Classification: Otomanguean
·threatened
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Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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10,220
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"Apasco-Apoala Mixtec" [mip] is cited as having 10,000 speakers (1990 SIL), 1,000 of whom are monolinguals (1990); "Soyaltepec Mixtec" [vmq] is cited as having 220 speakers (2000 INALI), out of an ethnic population of 930 (1990 census).
- DATE OF INFO
- 1990, 2000
- OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
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Spanish [spa]
- Scripts (Writing system)
- Latin
- PLACES
- Mexico
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Oaxaca
- ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
"Apasco-Apoala Mixtec" [mip] is spoken in the towns of San Miguel Chicahua, Jocotipac, Santa María Apasco, San Miguel Huautla, and Nduayaco, among others; "Soyaltepec Mixtec" [vmq] is spoken in the villages of San Bartolo Soyaltepec and Guadalupe Gabilera.