Totonacan languages

Totonac - Tepehua (also Totonacan ) is an indigenous American language family in central Mexico, which consists of two branches.

The two branches are alternatively interpreted as two individual languages ​​, but as the various dialects are mutually not always understandable, it is better to Tepehua and Totonakisch be considered as two related branches of a language family. The Highland Totonakische is the speaker richest variety with about 120,000 speakers.

Totonakisch (English Totonac, Spanish Totonaco, abgel from Mexica - word: ' Totonacapan ', Speaker: 196,000, 9 languages)

  • Coyutla Totonac (Region: north in the mountain foothills of the so-called 'Sierra Totonaca ' and Olintla River in the state of Puebla, is most similar to Highland Totonac, Speaker: 48,100 ) Coyutla Totonac
  • Cerro Grande Totonac
  • Xicotepec de Juárez Totonac
  • Zihuateutla Totonac

Tepehua (derived from the Nahuatl: ' tepetl ' - ' mountain ' and ' huan ' - ' possession / ownership ', ie ' owner / or occupier of the mountains ', 3 languages)

  • Pisa Flores Tepehua (Region: around the cities of Pisa Flores, Ixhuatlán de Madero and another city in Veracruz, is most similar to Huehuetla Tepehua, some also speak Spanish, Coordinator: 4,000 )
  • Huehuetla Tepehua (also Tepehua de Hidalgo, Region: around Huehuetla in northeastern Hidalgo, half of the city Mecapalapa in Puebla, greatest similarity with Pisa Flores Tepehua, population: 3,000 )
  • Tlachichilco Tepehua (Region: around Tlachichilco in Veracruz, greatest similarity with Pisa Flores Tepehua, some speak Otomi ( Hñähñü, English pronunciation:. ' Nyah - Nyoo ') or Nahuatl speakers: 3.000 )

The basic word order of these languages ​​is subject-verb - object ( SVO).

Note

Tepehua is not to be confused with the Uto-Aztecan language Tepehuan, which is also spoken in Mexico.

Totonac languages Hidalgo (state) Otomi language Linguistic typology
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