Oto-Manguean languages

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Oto-Manguean languages are a large family of Native American languages spoken in Mexico. Oto-Manguean languages are notoriously tonal. The genetic relationship between the largest of the language groups like Zapotecan, Mixtecan and Oto-Pamean which are today known as Otomanguean languages has been long recognized. Genetic relationship between some of these were first proposed by Orozco y Berra in 1864. The inclusion of the linguistic groups that are now considered to comprise the Oto-Manguean family has come slowly. The most recent addition to the group is the Tlapanec-Subtiaba branch which was not recognized as Oto-Mangue until 1977 (Suaréz 1977).

1 Location of Oto-Manguean languages in Southern Mexico
2 Genealogy of Oto-Manguean languages
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Location of Oto-Manguean languages in Southern Mexico

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[edit] Genealogy of Oto-Manguean languages

The family is subdivided into these groups:

Mixtecan Languages
- Cuicatec
- Mixtecan
  - (Around 30 Mixtecan Variants)
- Trique (also called Triqui)
Oto-Pamean Languages
- Otomian
  - Matlatzinca
    - Ocuiltec/Tlahuica
    - Matlatzinca de San Francisco
  - Mazahua
  - Otomi language (Hñähñu)
    - Otomi de la Sierra
    - Otomi de la Valle de Mezquital
    - Otomi del Estado de Mexico &
    - Otomi de Tlaxcala (Also called Ixtenco Otomi)
    - Otomi de Texcatepec
    - Otomi de Queretaro y Guanajuato
- Pamean (also known as Chichimecan)
  - Pame
  - Chichimeca Jonaz
Chocho-Popolocan languages
- Chocho
  - Chochotec
- Popolocan
Zapotecan languages
- Chatino
- Zapotec language
  - (around 50 Zapotec variants)
Amuzgo
Chiapanec-Mangue Languages
- Chiapanec (extinct?)
- Chorotega (extinct)
- Chinantec
Tlapanec-Subtiaban
- Tlapanec language
- Subtiaba (extinct)