Mixtec

English

Alternative forms

• Mistec (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mixteco, alteration of mixteca, from Classical Nahuatl mixtēcah (“Mixtecs”, plural).

Noun

Mixtec (plural Mixtecs or Mixtec)

1. A member of a Mesoamerican people who live primarily in southern Mexico.

   Synonyms: Mixteco, Ñudzahui, Ñudzavui

Related terms

• la Mixteca
• Mixteca
• Mixteca Alta
• Mixteca Baja

 

Translations

Translations

• Amuzgo:

  Guerrero: catsuee

  San Pedro Amuzgos: kìtzue

• Mazatec:

  Chiquihuitlán: chincha

• Mixtec:

  Teposcolula: ñudzavui

• Nahuatl:

  Classical: mixtēcah pl

• Spanish: mixteco (es) m, mixteca m

Adjective

Mixtec (comparative more Mixtec, superlative most Mixtec)

1. Relating to the Mixtecs or their language.

   Synonyms: Mixteco, Ñudzahui, Ñudzavui

Translations

Translations

• Spanish: mixteco (es)

Proper noun

Mixtec

1. The language or language family of this people.

   Synonyms: Mixteco, Ñudzahui, Ñudzavui

Derived terms

• Mixtecan

Translations

Translations

• Mazatec:

  Chiquihuitlán: chincha

• Mixtec:

  San Juan Colorado: tuhun cahan vaha, tsa cahan vaha

  Yosondúa: san sau

• Spanish: mixteco (es) m
• Triqui:

  Copala: xnaꞌánj tuꞌvi̱i̱