Filomeno Mata Totonac is a Totonac language spoken in Filomeno Mata, Veracruz, Mexico.
| Filomeno Mata Totonac | |
|---|---|
| Coahuitlán Totonac | |
| Native to | Mexico |
| Region | Veracruz |
Native speakers | 15,100 (2000)[1] |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tlp |
| Glottolog | filo1235 |
Phonology
editConsonants
edit| Labial | Coronal | Dorsal | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ||
| Stop | (b) p | (d) t | k q | ʔ |
| Affricate | ts tʃ tɬ | |||
| Fricative | (f) | s ʃ ɬ | x | |
| Approximant | l | j w | ||
| Tap | (ɾ) |
- /ɾ/ is only found in Spanish loanwords
- /b/, /d/, and /f/ are only found in very recent Spanish loanwords
Vowels
edit| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i iː | u uː | |
| Mid | (e) | (o) | |
| Open | a aː |
- /e/ and /o/ are only found in loanwords from Spanish and other indigenous languages
References
edit- ^ Filomeno Mata Totonac at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b McFarland, Teresa (2009). The phonology and morphology of Filomeno Mata Totonac (PhD). University of California, Berkeley.