Usila Chinantec
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| Usila | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Mexico |
| Region | Oaxaca, one town in Veracruz |
| Ethnicity | Chinantecs |
| Native speakers | 9,000 (1990 census)[1] |
| Language family |
Oto-Mangue
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cuc |
Usila is a Chinantec language of Mexico. It is most similar to Tlacoatzintepec Chinantec, with which it has 50% intelligibility (intelligibility in the reverse direction is 85%, presumably due to greater familiarity in that direction).[1]
Like other Chinantec and Mazatec languages, Usila Chinantec is a tonal language noted for having whistled speech. Its tone system is unusually detailed, however, with five register tones.
References [edit]
- ^ a b Usila at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
