Usila Chinantec
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| Usila | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Mexico |
| Region | Oaxaca, one town in Veracruz |
| Ethnicity | Chinantecs |
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Native speakers
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7,400 (2000)[1] |
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Oto-Mangue
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cuc |
| Glottolog | usil1237[2] |
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).[3]
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
- ↑ Usila at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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- ↑ http://www.ethnologue.com/language/cuc
