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Otomi comes from the Nahuatl word otomitl, which in turn possibly derived from an older word, totomitl "shooter of birds." [3] It is an exonym; the Otomi refer to their language as Hñähñú, Hñähño, Hñotho, Hñähü, Hñätho, Hyųhų, Yųhmų, Ñųhų, Ñǫthǫ, or Ñañhų, depending on the dialect.
The word Otomi, is used to describe the larger Otomi ethnic group and the dialect continuum. From Spanish, the word Otomi has become entrenched in linguistic and anthropological literature. Among linguists, the suggestion has been made to change the academic designation from Otomi to Hñähñú , the endonym used by the Otomi of the Mezquital ...
Text in classical Otomi is not easily accessible since the Spanish speaking friars failed to differentiate the varied vowel and consonant sounds of the Otomi language. [2] Friars wrote several grammars, the earliest documented of which was the Arte de la lengua othomí of Pedro de Cárceres in 1580 (but not published until 1907).
A dictionary and grammar of the language have been published. Querétaro Otomi. ... 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 8, 2005
those mą-ngų́ I-house kʔɨ mą-ngų́ those I-house "my houses" Possession can also be emphatic, in which case it adds an emphatic suffix - gó (first person) - gé (second person) or - gégé (third person) and adds as a prefix the word mɛhti "possession". ni that rʌ the ʔbɛ̂cʔé basket mą-mɛ́hti-gó-ní I-possession-me-that ni rʌ ʔbɛ̂cʔé mą-mɛ́hti-gó-ní that the ...
The Oto-Pamean languages are a branch of the Oto-Manguean languages that includes languages of the Otomi-Mazahua, Matlatzinca, and Pamean language groups all of which are spoken in central Mexico. Like all Oto-Manguean languages, the Oto-Pamean languages are tonal languages, though most have relatively simple tone systems. [ 1 ]
Central Otomi (San Felipe Otomi and Otomi del estado de México) is a Native American language spoken by 10,000 in San Felipe Santiago and in several neighboring towns in the Mexican state of Mexico, such as Chapa de Mota and Jilotepec de Abasolo. Also called 'State of Mexico Otomi', there are other varieties spoken in the state, such as ...
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