Cuicatec language
| Cuicatec | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Mexico |
| Region | Oaxaca |
| Ethnicity | Cuicatec |
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Native speakers
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13,000 (2010 census) |
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Oto-Manguean
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| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either: cux – Tepeuxila cut – Teutila |
| Glottolog | cuic1234 |
The Cuicatecs are an indigenous group of the Mexican state of Oaxaca, closely related to the Mixtecs. They inhabit two towns: Teutila and Tepeuxila in western Oaxaca. According to the 2000 census, they number around 23,000, of whom an estimated 65% are speakers of the language.
The name Cuicatec is a Nahuatl exonym, from [ˈkʷika] 'song' [ˈteka] 'inhabitant of place of'.
The Cuicatec language is an Oto-Manguean language of Mexico. It belongs to the Mixtecan branch together with the Mixtec languages and the Trique language. The Ethnologue lists two major dialects of Cuicatec. Like other Oto-Manguean languages, Cuicatec is tonal.
Cuicatec-language programming is carried by the CDI's radio station XEOJN, based in San Lucas Ojitlán, Oaxaca.
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