Introduction
Hellooooooooo. Today is a good day to learn Mixtec. Oh and by the way Mixtec is a Indigenous language from Mexico (kinda southwest of Mexico City) in the region of Oaxaca. It is really cool how some languages can withstand the pressure of the invading language, in this case Spanish from Spain. But still to this day the Mixtec peoples’ language is still surviving after 300 (!) years of colonization. Mixtec has around 530,000 people that speak the language. Oh and Mixtec has 30 to 50 variations of the language. Also the mixtecs have cool paintings.
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Oaxaca, Mexico
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Thursday 3:00 PM
Mixtec is an ancient language, unrelated to Spanish, dating back to before colonizer times. There are anywhere from 30-50 variations of the language, many differing greatly from each other. Mixtec is mainly spoken in the Oaxaca region of Mexico, a very mountainous and isolated area. Names are usually the date of birth which are as simple as fish wind.
Words
yaa – tongue
yoo – moon
ita – flower
tikoo – tamales
didi – aunt
jita – tortilla
saa – bird
tyoko – ant
kawa – rock quarry
viko – cloud
kuka – comb
yaa – tongue
koo – snake
ñuu – palm tree
yoo – moon
yuu – palm mat (petate in Spanish)
pañu – shawl (rebozo in Spanish)
ngunu doo – backstrap loom
riki – woodpecker
nuni – corn
Mixtec is an ancient language, unrelated to Spanish, dating back to before colonizer times. There are anywhere from 30-50 variations of the language, many differing greatly from each other. Mixtec is mainly spoken in the Oaxaca region of Mexico, a very mountainous and isolated area. Names are usually the date of birth which are as simple as fish wind.
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