Typological Diversity of Chatino Tone Systems in Oaxaca, Mexico

Materials from a 2024 talk describe the typological diversity of tone in the Chatino languages of Oaxaca, Mexico. The work focuses on systems from San Marcos Zacatepec, San Juan Quiahije, San Miguel Panixtlahuaca, and Santa Cruz Zenzontepec. It was authored by Anthony C. Woodbury and harvested by the Texas Data Repository.

Use Cases

• Comparative analysis of tonal typology based on the described Chatino language systems.
• Training phonological models for tone prediction based on the described linguistic features.
• Supporting documentary linguistics and language preservation efforts for Chatino languages.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific, under-documented language family (Chatino) from Oaxaca, Mexico.
• Provides comparative analysis across multiple distinct communities (San Marcos Zacatepec, San Juan Quiahije, etc.).
• Authored by a named researcher (Anthony C. Woodbury) and hosted on an academic repository.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Texas Data Repository Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Materials from an academic talk given at the 11th Workshop on American Indian Languages.

Time Range

2024

Freshness

Last updated 2024-03-18 05:11:38; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Oaxaca, Mexico (specifically San Marcos Zacatepec, San Juan Quiahije, San Miguel Panixtlahuaca, Santa Cruz Zenzontepec)