Lealao (Chinanteco de San Juan Lealao), also known as Latani, is the most divergent of the Chinantecan languages of Mexico. It is spoken in northeast Oaxaca, in the towns of San Juan Lealao, Latani, Tres Arroyos, and La Hondura.
Lealao Chinantec | |
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Latani Chinantec | |
Native to | Mexico |
Region | Oaxaca |
Ethnicity | Chinantecs |
Native speakers | (2,000 cited 1990 census)[1] |
Oto-Mangue
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | cle |
Glottolog | leal1235 |
Lealao Chinantec Words
editbelow is a list of a few words translated into Lealao Chinantec.
English | Lealao Chinantec[2] |
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One | jay3 |
Two | aay4 |
Three | aay3 |
Four | chiuy3 |
Five | n~ey3 |
Man | dsaa4n |
Woman | m |
Sun | n~ih2 |
Moon | s |
Water | jm |
References
edit- ^ Lealao Chinantec at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "Chinantec Words". www.native-languages.org. Retrieved 2024-09-01.