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Amuzgo Language (Nomndaa, Tzańcue)



Amuzgo is an Oto-Manguean language of Mexico, most closely related to Mixtecan. There are three distinct varieties of the language: Guerrero Amuzgo, Ipalapa (or Santa Maria) Amuzgo, and Oaxaca (or San Pedro) Amuzgo. Some linguists consider them dialects of a single Amuzgo language, and others consider them separate languages within an Amuzgoan language subfamily. The three Amuzgo varieties are spoken by a combined 28,000 people today. They are tone languages and have primarily VSO word order.



˜Amuzgo Language
Amuzgo language samples and resources.

˜Amuzgo Culture and History
Information and links about the Amuzgo tribe past and present.



˜Amuzgo Language Resources –

Our Online Amuzgo Materials

Amuzgo Vocabulary:
    Our list of vocabulary words in the Guerrero and Oaxaca Amuzgo dialects, with comparison to words in other Oto-Manguean languages.
Amuzgo Pronunciation Guide:
    How to pronounce Amuzgo words.
Amuzgo Animal Words:
     Illustrated glossary of animal words in the Amuzgo language.
Amuzgo Body Parts:
    Online and printable worksheets showing parts of the body in the Amuzgo language.
Amuzgo Colors:
    Worksheet showing color words in the Amuzgo language.
Amuzgo Numbers:
     Worksheet showing how to count in the Amuzgo language.

Amuzgo Language Lessons and Linguistic Descriptions

Amuzgo Language:
    Overview of Amuzgo from the Summer Institute of Linguistics.
Lengua Amuzgo:
    Information on the Amuzgo language, including a linguistic map of Mexico. Page in Spanish.
Language Museum: Amuzgo:
    The Lord's Prayer translated into the Amuzgo language.
Amuzgo Stories:
    Four stories in the Guerrero Amuzgo language.
Himno Nacional en Amuzgo:
    The national anthem of Mexico in the Amuzgo language.
Guerrero Amuzgo * Ipalapa Amuzgo * San Pedro Amuzgos:
    Demographic information about the Amuzgo languages from the Ethnologue of Languages.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Amuzgo Language * Amuzgo:
Encyclopedia articles on the Apache tribes.
Amuzgo:
Information about the Amuzgos and their language in Spanish.
Amuzgo Language:
Amuzgo links.



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