| Tlahuitoltepec Mixe | |
|---|---|
| South Highland Mixe | |
| Ayuujk | |
| Native to | Mexico |
| Region | Northeastern Oaxaca |
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Native speakers
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(5,000 cited 1991) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | tlah1239 |
Tlahuitoltepec Mixe, called South Highland Mixe in Wichmann (1995), is a Mixe language spoken in Mexico.
South Highland Mixe consists of a core dialect, spoken in the towns of Tlahuitoltepec, San Pedro y San Pablo Ayutla, and Tamazulapan, with divergent dialects in Tepuxtepec, Tepantlali, and Mixistlán. It is a polysynthetic language with head marking and an inverse system (Romero-Méndez 2008).