Survey of the Indigenous Languages of Mexico

Encuesta de las Lenguas Indígenas de México

Object Details

Collection LanguageChontal, Highland Oaxaca
Chinantec, San Juan Lealao
Huave, San Mateo del Mar
Akateko
Mazateco, Chiquihuitlán
Mayo
Mixteco, Peñoles
Mixe, Tlahuitoltepec
Nahuatl, Acaxochitlán
Otomí, San Andrés Cuexcontitlán
Me'phaa, Malinaltepec
Triqui, Copala
Zapotec, Isthmus
Zoque, Santa María Chimalapa
Totonac, Papantla
Chuj
Language PIDailla:119609
ailla:119611
ailla:119613
ailla:119616
ailla:119608
ailla:119618
ailla:119607
ailla:119610
ailla:119612
ailla:119615
ailla:119614
ailla:119606
ailla:119576
ailla:119617
ailla:119722
ailla:119647
Title [Indigenous]
Language of Indigenous Title
TitleSurvey of the Indigenous Languages of Mexico
Country(ies)Mexico
Collector(s)Archivo de las Lenguas Indígenas de México
Depositor(s)Lastra, Yolanda
Project/Collector Websitehttp://www.colmex.mx/alim/
Description [Indigenous]
Language of Indigenous Description
DescriptionThis collection contains some of the recordings that were made as part of the ALIM survey of Mexican Indian languages. There are typically three short audio recordings for each language: a phonological elicitation, a narrative text, and a conversation between two native speakers.

The earliest recording was made in 1962 and the most recent in 2009.

The following is the most up-to-date list of languages contained in this collection:
Akateko (knj)
Ch'ol (ctu)
Chinantec, San Jual Lealao (cle)
Chocholtec (coz)
Chontal, Highland Oaxaca (chd)
Chuj (cac)
Huarijío (var)
Huave, San Mateo del Mar (huv)
Mayo (mfy)
Mazateco, Chiquihuitlán (maq)
Mixe, Tlahuitoltepec (mxp)
Mixteco, Piñoles (mil)
Me'phaa, Malinaltepec (tcf)
Nahuatl, Acaxochitlán (nhe)
Nahuatl, Istmo-Pajapan (nhp)
Otomí, San Andrés Cuexcontitlán (ots)
Triqui, Copala (trc)
Totonac, Papantla (top)
Zapotec, Isthmus (zai)
Zoque, Santa María Chimalapa (zoh)
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