Oto-Manguean
Let an agent explain the Oto-Manguean language family and its branches, relay classification, features and history from linguistic sources with attribution, describe the Chatino languages and other subgroups, and distinguish Oto-Manguean from other Mesoamerican families such as Mayan and Uto-Aztecan.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the Oto-Manguean language family and its branches, relay classification, features and history from linguistic sources with attribution, describe the Chatino languages and other subgroups, and distinguish Oto-Manguean from other Mesoamerican families such as Mayan and Uto-Aztecan.
A large family of indigenous languages of Mesoamerica, spoken mainly in the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Puebla and Guerrero, comprising branches such as Zapotecan including the Zapotec and Chatino languages, Mixtecan including Mixtec and Trique, Otopamean including Otomi and Mazahua, Popolocan including Mazatec, and others, all tonal and typologically distinctive, with a time depth of several thousand years; the Chatino languages, including Eastern Highland, San Juan Quiahije, Zenzontepec and Tataltepec Chatino, are one subgroup among more than 170 varieties, many of them endangered.
What it is for: Not applicable; a language family.
It can be explain classification; relay features and history; describe subgroups; distinguish from other families.
Distinguishing features
Tonal
Deep internal diversity
Oaxaca heartland
Many endangered varieties
What it looks like
Not a visible object; languages of southern Mexico.
Physical character
speakers: about 1.7 million - estimates
varieties: over 170 count - INALI count
time depth: about 4000-6000 years - estimates
How it is recognised
Tonal language family of Mesoamerica
Zapotecan including Chatino varieties, Mixtecan, Otopamean, Popolocan, Chinantecan, Tlapanec-Manguean
Mayan and Uto-Aztecan are separate families; Nahuatl is Uto-Aztecan
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
includes - in the Zapotecan branch
includes - as a Zapotecan subgroup
In practice
Families and kinds
Zapotecan languages including Zapotec and the Chatino group with Eastern Highland, San Juan Quiahije, Zenzontepec and Tataltepec Chatino
Mixtecan languages including Mixtec, Cuicatec and Trique
Otopamean languages including Otomi, Mazahua, Matlatzinca and Pame
Popolocan languages including Mazatec and Popoloca
Chinantecan languages
Tlapanec-Manguean languages including Me phaa and the extinct Chiapanec and Mangue
Identifiers
Glottolog otom1299 Otomanguean
ISO 639-5 omq Oto-Manguean languages
Standards and regulation
Mexican General Law of Linguistic Rights of Indigenous Peoples
INALI catalogue of national languages
ISO 639 codes
Failure modes and hazards
Treating varieties as one language
Ignoring endangerment and community perspectives
Confusing Oto-Manguean with other Mesoamerican families
Also called
+66
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What Oto-Manguean is.
Attribution.
Definition
Definition and classification.
Definition
Definition.
- What is the Oto-Manguean family, and how is it divided into branches, as linguists classify it? definition
- Is the question about the family, a branch, a specific language or another Mesoamerican family? boundary
Features
Features.
Features
Features.
- What features such as tone, verb-initial order and whistled speech characterise Oto-Manguean languages? definition
- Which entry fits the specific language? action
Branches Branches.
Sources.
Zapotecan
Zapotecan and Chatino.
Zapotecan
Zapotecan.
- What are the Zapotec and Chatino languages, including the Eastern Highland, San Juan Quiahije, Zenzontepec and Tataltepec varieties? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Others
Other branches.
Others
Others.
- What are the Mixtecan, Otopamean, Popolocan, Chinantecan and Tlapanec-Manguean branches? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Today Languages today.
Attribution.
Status
Status and endangerment.
Status
Status.
- What is the status of Oto-Manguean languages, and which are endangered, as INALI and UNESCO report? provenance
- Which entry fits language endangerment? action
Revitalisation
Revitalisation.
Revitalisation
Revitalisation.
- What documentation and revitalisation efforts exist, led by communities and linguists? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful of community perspectives? boundary
Context History and culture.
Context.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did Oto-Manguean languages develop, and what do Zapotec and Mixtec writing systems reveal? provenance
- Which entry fits Zapotec script? action
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- What literary and oral traditions exist in Oto-Manguean languages today? provenance
- Which entry fits indigenous literature of Mexico? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should the branches and the Chatino languages be separate primary entries?
- How should linguistic sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming Chatino varieties; should they be split off?