Mixtecan languages

The Mixtecan languages constitute a branch of the Oto-Manguean language family of Mexico. They include the Trique (or Triqui) languages, spoken by about 24,500 people; Cuicatec, spoken by about 15,000 people; and the large expanse of Mixtec languages, spoken by about 511,000 people. The relationship between Trique, Cuicatec, and Mixtec, is an open question. Unpublished research by Terrence Kaufman in the 1980s supported grouping Cuicatec and Mixtec together.

Mixtecan
Geographic
distribution		Oaxaca, Puebla, Guerrero
Linguistic classificationOto-Manguean
  • Eastern
    • Amuzgo–Mixtecan?
      • Mixtecan
Subdivisions
Glottologmixt1422
Extent of the Mixtecan languages: prior to contact (olive green) and current (red)
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