Tlachichilco Tepehua

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Tlachichilco Tepehua
West Tepehua
Native to Mexico
Region Veracruz
Native speakers
(3,000 cited 1990) [1]
Totonacan
Language codes
ISO 639-3 tpt
Glottolog tlac1235
ELP Tlachichilco Tepehua

Tlachichilco Tepehua is a Tepehua language of Veracruz, Mexico.

Contents

Phonology

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i iːu uː
Mid e eːo oː
Open a aː

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Alveolo-
palatal
Velar Uvular Glottal
central lateral
Nasal mn
Plosive voicelessptkqʔ
ejective(qʼ)
Affricate voicelesst͡st͡ɕ
ejectivet͡sʼt͡ɕʼ
Rhotic (ɾ, r)
Fricative sɬɕh
Approximant wlj

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References

  1. Tlachichilco Tepehua at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Watters, James K. (1988). Topics in Tepehua Grammar. Ann Arbor: UMI. pp. 487–501.