| Mixean | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Oaxaca,Veracruz,Chiapas |
Native speakers | (undated figure of 252,291[citation needed]) |
| Linguistic classification | Mixe–Zoquean
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| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | mixe1286 |
 Locations (red) where Mixean languages are spoken | |
TheMixean languages are a primary branch of theMixe–Zoquean language family of southern Mexico. According to Wichmann (1995), there are three divergent Mixean languages, and a Oaxacan branch that constitutes the bulk of the family:
Tapachultec has been extinct since the 1930s, Olutec is moribund, and Sayultec is endangered. However, the different varieties of Mixe proper collectively maintain upwards of 100,000 speakers.
List ofISO 639-3 codes and demographic information of Mixean languages fromEthnologue (22nd edition):[1]
| Language | ISO 639-3 code | State | Locations | Dialects | Speakers | Date/Source | Alternate names |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixe,Coatlán | mco | Oaxaca state | Coatlán,Camotlán,Ixcuintepec, San José, and Santa Isabel | Coatlán Mixe,Camotlán Mixe | 5,000 | 1993 SIL | Southeastern Mixe |
| Mixe,Isthmus | mir | Oaxaca state | San Juan Guichicovi municipality: 3 towns on theTehuantepec isthmus near theVeracruz state border | 22,500 | 2000 INALI | Ayuk, Eastern Mixe, Guichicovi Mixe, Mixe del Istmo, Mixe medio del este | |
| Mixe,Mazatlán | mzl | Oaxaca state | 7 towns in the east | 19,200 | 2000 | East Central Mixe,Tutla Mixe | |
| Mixe,Juquila | mxq | Oaxaca state | Ocotepec municipality: in Juquila and Quetzaltepec | Juquila Mixe, Ocotepec Mixe | 8,000 | 2002 SIL | South Central Mixe |
| Mixe,Tlahuitoltepec | mxp | Oaxaca state | Albarradas Zapoteco area: 3 towns | 16,800 | 2000 INALI | Mixe Alto del Centro, West Central Mixe | |
| Mixe, North Central | neq | Oaxaca state | northeast Mixe district, towns including those listed as dialects | Zacatepec, Puxmetecán, Olotepec, Mixistlan,Cotzocón Mixe (Mixe deSan Juan Cotzocón),Atitlán Mixe (Mixe de Atitlán) | 13,000 | 2002 SIL | Hayuuk, Northeastern Mixe |
| Mixe,Quetzaltepec | pxm | Oaxaca state | northeast Mixe district | 8,090 | 2000 INALI | Central Mixe,Chuxnabán Mixe, Midland Mixe, Mixe Alto del Sur | |
| Mixe,Totontepec | mto | Oaxaca state | north ofZacatepec, 10 towns | 5,470 | 2000 INALI | Mixe Alto del Norte, Northwestern Mixe | |
| Popoluca,Oluta | plo | Veracruz state | Oluta, inland, west ofTexistepec, south ofAcayucan, east ofSayula | 1 | 2011 UNSD | Oluta, Oluta Mijean, Olutec, Popoluca de Oluta | |
| Popoluca,Sayula | pos | Veracruz state | south ofSayula | 3,030 | Adelaar 2007 |