Totonak language
| Tachiwin | ||
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Spoken in |
Mexico | |
| speaker | over 280,000 people | |
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| Official language in | National language in Mexico
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| ISO 639 -1 |
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| ISO 639 -2 | ( B ) - | ( T ) - |
Totonakisch (Tachiwin) is an indigenous language in Mexico , spoke of the ethnicity of the Totonac .
Together with Tepehua, Totonac belongs to the very small Totonac-Tepehua language family . Due to the geographical fragmentation of the language area, there are strongly differing regional variants. SIL International divides Totonac into nine individual languages.
Totonac is spoken by over 280,000 people, particularly in the Mexican states of Veracruz and Puebla .
Translations
- In 2018, Pedro Vélez Luna translated the story The Little Prince into Totonak.
literature
- Carolyn J. Mackay & Frank R. Trechsel (2007): Totonaco de Misantla: Archivo de lenguas indígenas , Colmex , México DF, ISBN.
Individual evidence
- ^ Maestro de la Sierra Norte traduce El Principito al totonaco . In: Domingo7 . June 9, 2019.
Web links
- Diccionario Español - Totonaco (Dictionary Spanish - Totonak)