OTO-MANGUEAN: MIXTEC & ZAPOTEC

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The Mixtec languages belong to the Mixtecan group of the Oto-Manguean language family. Mixtec is spoken in Mexico and is closely related to Trique and Cuicatec. The varieties of Mixtec are spoken by over half a million people. Identifying how many Mixtec languages there are in this complex dialect continuum poses challenges at the level of linguistic theory. Depending on the criteria for distinguishing dialects from languages, there may be as few as a dozen or as many as fifty-three Mixtec languages.
The Zapotec languages are a group of around 50 closely related indigenous Mesoamerican languages that constitute a main branch of the Oto-Manguean language family and which is spoken by the Zapotec people from the southwestern-central highlands of Mexico. A 2020 census reports nearly half a million speakers, with the majority inhabiting the state of Oaxaca. Zapotec-speaking communities are also found in the neighboring states of Puebla, Veracruz, and Guerrero. Labor migration has also brought a number of native Zapotec speakers to the United States, particularly in California and New Jersey. Most Zapotec-speaking communities are highly bilingual in Spanish.
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[@BlackZWolf]

Mixtec has some surprisingly strong similarities with Guarani, to the point that I even searched a dictionary for similar words - apparently it's just a coincidence that the phonology is almost the same, except for the tones.

[@user-zl6ib2dd6w]

Mixtec sounds more like Cherokee to me

[@Dimitra.Saltou]

Wow unique languages! I like the sound of zapotec!

[@MiquiztliNatMex]

I love this chanel

[@queensabina9983]

They defer a lot from each other thanks for the video

[@fabricioalencar140]

Hi i love languages
I love your Channel
I wanted to ask for a video about the Aztecs (languages,people&culture)

[@Osvaldo1sr]

Zapotec sounds quite similar to Japonese to me. :o

[@evair0228]

Definitely not lil bro😂

[@dsyy90210]

yeah the rhythm and cadence that speaker had definitely felt similar to japanese. really cool

[@joseomarguzmancaballero5481]

Creo que es porque los tonos del Zapoteco del istmo se asemejan superficialmente al sistema de acento tonal del japonés

[@slawomirslyk]

It sounds like japonese to me too.

[@julianxiu2032]

Oto-Manguean languages are very divergent, which makes it very difficult to detect their paronyms.

[@jamalhamdaui670]

Sound like polynesian or thai-kedai languages even chinese dialects

[@Hamzachebbi137]

Nice video 😍💪💪

[@philomelodia]

I know both of these languages are tonal. However, Mixtec sounds far more tonal than Zapotec.

[@adrianjamesdelfin7414]

Is it wrong for me to think that Zapotec romanization is cleaner than Mixtec romanization?

[@JosiahEditor]

Can we do Yucatec Maya language

[@ivanstrydom8417]

Amen

[@Davlavi]

Very cool.

[@youngdaddy8996]

Zapotec feel like have spanish accent on it/heavely influenced by spanish than Mixtec

[@philomelodia]

I did not get that impression at all. I was looking for Spanish words. I’m a native Spanish speaker and I could not find any. The rhythm of the language is also very different.

[@Eevcee]

Zapotec sounds more like Japanese to me. It has a similar rapid fluidity.

[@salomeburnley167]

@@EevceeI totally agree! So fascinating.

[@citrusblast4372]

for me mixtec sounded more influenced

[@fredyorozco8097]

That's right, there are words like "lugar" or "sinuque (si no que)"

[@connormurphy683]

What dialects are these? Both are extremely diverse

[@joseomarguzmancaballero5481]

Zapotec seems to be Isthmus Zapotec

[@oppastoppa9786]

The Mixteco is Mixteco Alta

[@TheFunGameAlice]

Забавное число 6

[@alexandruvasilachi834]

4 по нахуатль лучше

[@zach0gr]

For me 4 tapa is more funny ασ it is translated into (bottle ) cap
Also for 6 shopa translates into shut up

[@MisticMan-yk7gn]

Kalmyk and proto mongolian please

[@John-vz6vp]

Can you do mixtec

[@fearofvictory78]

they did have a video a while back covering the language but I think it was pulled down...

[@henrybelliveau4975]

they sound nothing like uto-aztecan or mayan. one gets the sense oto-manguean is a very, very old family indeed....

[@meatycitadel]

zapotec kinda sounds like a dialect of malay

[@user-ht3dh5kc2p]

Mixtec
Zapotec

[@user-ht3dh5kc2p]

I
Ubi
Uñi
Kumi
Uun
Iñu
Usha
Una
Yin
Ushi

[@user-ht3dh5kc2p]

Tobi
Chupa
Chona
Tapa
Gayu
Shopa
Gadye
Shoni
Ga
Chi

[@miauken.z]

Macedonian and serbian