Tlachichilco Tepehua Explained

Tlachichilco Tepehua
Nativename:West Tepehua
States:Mexico
Region:Veracruz
Speakers:3,000
Date:1990
Ref:e18
Familycolor:American
Fam1:Totonacan
Fam2:Tepehua
Iso3:tpt
Glotto:tlac1235
Glottorefname:Tlachichilco Tepehua

Tlachichilco Tepehua is a Tepehua language of Veracruz, Mexico.

Phonology

Vowels

FrontCentralBack
Closei iːu uː
Mide eːo oː
Opena aː

Consonants

LabialAlveolarAlveolo-
palatal
VelarUvularGlottal
centrallateral
Nasalmn
Plosivevoicelessptkqʔ
ejective(qʼ)
Affricatevoicelesst͡st͡ɕ
ejectivet͡sʼt͡ɕʼ
Rhotic(ɾ, r)
Fricativesɬɕh
Approximantwlj

Notes and References

  1. Book: Watters, James K. . Topics in Tepehua Grammar . Ann Arbor: UMI . 1988 . 487-501.