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Chiquihuitlan Mazatec

Language
Chiquihuitlan Mazatec

Family
Otomanguean

Ethnologue
maq

ISO
maq

glottolog_id
chiq1250

Verbs table

gloss layer cpl 3 cpl 1 sg cpl 1incl pl cpl 2 sg cpl 1 pl cpl 2 pl neg 3 neg 1 sg neg 1incl pl neg 2 sg neg 1 pl neg 2 pl incpl 3 incpl 1 sg incpl 1incl pl incpl 2 sg incpl 1 pl incpl 2 pl incpl neg 3 incpl neg 1 sg incpl neg 1incl pl incpl neg 2 sg incpl neg 1 pl incpl neg 2 pl
break lexeme bo³to7o²⁴ bo¹⁴to7o³ čo¹⁴to7on⁴² čo¹⁴te7e³ čo¹⁴ti7in³⁴ čo¹⁴tu7un³ bo²tuain⁴¹ bo²ton⁴¹ čo²ton⁴¹ čo²tin⁴¹ čo²tin⁴¹⁴ čo²tun⁴¹ sko⁴to7o⁴²⁴ sko¹⁴to7o³ čo¹⁴to7on⁴² čo¹⁴te7e³ čo¹⁴ti7in³⁴ čo¹⁴tu7un³ sko²tuain⁴¹ sko²ton⁴¹ čo²ton⁴¹ čo²tin⁴¹ čo²tin⁴¹⁴ čo²tun⁴¹
break prefix b b č č č č b b č č č č sk sk č č č č sk sk č č č č
break suffix o o on e in un uain on in in on un o o on e in un uain on in in on un
break tone 3–24 14–3 14–42 14–3 14–34 14–3 2–41 2–41 2–41 2–41 2–414 2–41 4–24 14–3 14–42 14–3 14–34 14–3 2–41 2–41 2–41 2–41 2–414 2–41
close lexeme be³čha¹ be³čha¹ be³čhan³¹ be³čhe¹ be³čhin¹⁴ be³čhun¹ be²čhain²¹ be²čhan²¹ be²čhan²¹ be²čhin²¹ be²čhin²¹⁴ be²čhun kue⁴čha¹ kue³čha¹ kue³čhan³¹ kue³čhe¹ kue³čhin¹⁴ kue³čhun¹ kue⁴čhain⁴¹ kue²čhan²¹ kue²čhan²¹ kue²čhin²¹ kue²čhin²¹⁴ kue²čhun²¹
close prefix b b b b b b b b b b b b ku ku ku ku ku ku ku ku ku ku ku ku
close suffix a a an e in un ain an in in an un a a an e in un ain an in in an un
close tone 3–1 3–1 3–31 3–1 3–14 3–1 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–214 2–21 4–1 3–1 3–31 3–1 3–14 3–1 4–41 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–214 2–21
dust lexeme bu³hnun³ bu¹hnun¹ ndu²hnun² ndu²hnin² ndu²hnin²⁴ ndu²hnun² bu²hnin²¹ bu²hnun²¹ ndu²hnun²¹ ndu²hnin²¹ ndu²hnin²¹⁴ ndu²hnun²¹ sku⁴hnun³ sku⁴hnun¹ ndu⁴hnun⁴² ndu⁴hnin³ ndu⁴hnin³⁴ ndu⁴hnun³ sku⁴hnin⁴¹ sku⁴hnun²¹ ndu⁴hnun⁴¹ ndu⁴hnin⁴¹ ndu⁴hnin⁴¹⁴ ndu⁴hnun⁴¹
dust prefix b b nd nd nd nd b b nd nd nd nd sk sk nd nd nd nd sk sk nd nd nd nd
dust suffix u u un i in un in un in in un un u u un i in un in un in in un un
dust tone 3–3 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–24 2–2 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–214 2–21 4–3 4–1 4–42 4–3 4–34 4–3 4–41 4–21 4–41 4–41 4–414 4–41
eat lexeme hi³nen³ hi¹⁴nen³ či²nen² či²nin² či²nin²⁴ či²nun² hi²nin²¹ hi²nen⁴¹ či²nen²¹ či²nin²¹ či²nin²¹⁴ či²nun²¹ si⁴nen⁴ si⁴nen³ xi⁴nen⁴² xi⁴nin³ xi⁴nin³⁴ xi⁴nun³ si⁴nin⁴¹ si⁴nen⁴¹ xi⁴nen⁴¹ xi⁴nin⁴¹ xi⁴nin⁴¹⁴ xi⁴nun⁴¹
eat prefix h h čh čh čh čh h h čh čh čh čh s s š š š š s s š š š š
eat suffix ë ë en e in un in en in in en un ë ë en e in un in en in in en un
eat tone 3–3 14–3 2–2 2–2 2–24 2–2 2–21 2–41 2–21 2–21 2–214 2–21 4–4 4–3 4–42 4–3 4–34 4–3 4–41 2–41 4–41 4–41 4–414 4–41
harvest lexeme hba³nga¹ hba³nga¹ na³ngan³¹ na³nge¹ na³ngin¹⁴ na³ngun¹ hba²ngain²¹ hba²ngan²¹ na²ngan²¹ na²ngin²¹ na²ngin²¹⁴ na²ngun²¹ khua⁴nga¹ khua³nga¹ na⁴ngan⁴¹ na⁴nge¹ na⁴ngin¹⁴ na⁴ngun¹ khua⁴ngain⁴¹ khua²ngan²¹ na⁴ngan⁴¹ na⁴ngin⁴¹ na⁴ngin⁴¹⁴ na⁴ngun⁴¹
harvest prefix hb hb n n n n hb hb n n n n khu khu n n n n khu khu n n n n
harvest suffix a a an e in un ain an in in an un a a an e in un ain an in in an un
harvest tone 3–1 3–1 3–31 3–1 3–14 3–1 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–214 2–21 4–1 3–1 4–41 4–1 4–14 4–1 4–41 2–21 4–41 4–41 4–414 4–41
load lexeme tsi³ca³nihin³¹ tsi³ca³nehen³¹ ni³ca³nehen³¹ ni³ca³nihin³¹ ni³ca³nihin³¹⁴ ni³ca³nuhun³¹ tsi³ca²nihin²¹ tsi³ca²nehen²¹ ni³ca²nehen²¹ ni³ca²nihin²¹ ni³ca²nihin²¹⁴ ni³ca²nuhun²¹ tsi⁴ca³nihin³¹ tsi⁴ca³nehen³¹ ni⁴ca³nehen³¹ ni⁴ca³nihin³¹ ni⁴ca³nihin³¹⁴ ni⁴ca³nuhun³¹ tsi⁴ca²nihin²¹ tsi⁴ca²nehen²¹ ni⁴ca²nehen²¹ ni⁴ca²nihin²¹ ni⁴ca²nihin²¹⁴ ni⁴ca²nuhun²¹
load prefix ts ts n n n n ts ts n n n n ts ts n n n n ts ts n n n n
load suffix i ë en i in un in en in in en un i ë en i in un in en in in en un
load tone 3–1 3–1 3–31 3–1 3–14 3–1 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–214 2–21 3–1 3–1 3–31 3–1 3–14 3–1 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–214 2–21
open lexeme bu²xa7a² bu¹xa7a¹ ču²xa7an² čo²xe7en² ču²xi7in²⁴ ču²xu7un² bu²xain²¹ bu²xan²¹ ču²xan²¹ ču²xin²¹ ču²xin²¹⁴ ču²xun²¹ sku²xa7a² sku¹xa7a¹ ču²xa7an² čo²xe7en² ču²xi7in²⁴ ču²xu7un² sku⁴xain²¹ sku²xan²¹ ču²xan²¹ ču²xin²¹ ču²xin²¹⁴ ču²xun²¹
open prefix b b č č č č b b č č č č sk sk č č č č sk sk č č č č
open suffix a a an e in un ain an in in an un a a an e in un ain an in in an un
open tone 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–24 2–2 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–214 2–21 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–24 2–2 4–21 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–214 2–21
pull lexeme hu²bë² hu¹bë¹ čhu²ben² čhu²be² čhu²bin²⁴ čhu²bun² hu²bin²¹ hu²ben²¹ čhu²ben²¹ čhu²bin²¹ čhu²bin²¹⁴ čhu²bun²¹ sku⁴bë² sku¹bë¹ čhu²ben² čhu²be² čhu²bin²⁴ čhu²bun² sku⁴bin²¹ sku²ben²¹ čhu²ben²¹ čhu²bin²¹ čhu²bin²¹⁴ čhu²bun²¹
pull prefix h h čh čh čh čh h h čh čh čh čh sk sk čh čh čh čh sk sk čh čh čh čh
pull suffix ë ë en e in un in en in in en un ë ë en e in un in en in in en un
pull tone 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–24 2–2 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–214 2–21 4–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–24 2–2 4–21 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–214 2–21
pull out lexeme hba³nen¹ hba³nen¹ čha³nen³¹ čha³nin¹ čha³nin¹⁴ čha³nun¹ hba²nin²¹ hba²nen²¹ čha²nen²¹ čha²nin²¹ čha²nin čha²nun²¹ khua⁴nen¹ khua³nen¹ čha⁴nen⁴¹ čha⁴nin¹ čha⁴nin¹⁴ čha⁴nun¹ khua⁴nin⁴¹ khua²nen⁴¹ čha⁴nen⁴¹ čha⁴nin⁴¹ čha⁴nin⁴¹⁴ čha⁴nun⁴¹
pull out prefix hb hb čh čh čh čh hb hb čh čh čh čh khu khu čh čh čh čh khu khu čh čh čh čh
pull out suffix e e en e in un in en in in en un e e en e in un in en in in en un
pull out tone 3–1 3–1 3–31 3–1 3–14 3–1 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–214 2–21 4–1 3–1 4–41 4–1 4–14 4–1 4–41 2–21 4–41 4–41 4–414 4–41
remember lexeme ba³se² ba³së¹ ča²sen² ča²se² ča²sin²⁴ ča²sun² ba²sin²¹ ba²sen²¹ ča²sen²¹ ča²sin²¹ ča²sin²¹⁴ ča²sun²¹ kua⁴se² kua³së¹ ča⁴sen⁴² ča⁴se² ča⁴sin²⁴ ča⁴sun² kua⁴sin⁴¹ kua²sen²¹ ča⁴sen⁴¹ ča⁴sin⁴¹ ča⁴sin⁴¹⁴ ča⁴sun⁴¹
remember prefix b ba č ča ča ča ba ba ča ča ča ča ku ku č č č č ku ku č č č č
remember suffix e e en e in un in en in in en un e e en e in un in en in in en un
remember tone 3–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–24 2–2 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–214 2–21 4–2 3–1 4–42 4–2 4–24 4–2 4–41 2–21 4–41 4–41 4–414 4–41
roof lexeme ba³të¹ ba³¹të¹ ba³ten³¹ ba³te¹ ba³¹tin¹⁴ ba³tun¹ ba²tin²¹ ba²ten²¹ ba²ten²¹ ba²tin²¹ ba²tin²¹⁴ ba²tun²¹ kua⁴të¹ kua³të¹ kua³ten³¹ kua³te¹ kua³tin¹⁴ kua³tun¹ kua⁴tin⁴¹ kua²ten²¹ kua²ten²¹ kua²tin²¹ kua²tin²¹⁴ kua²tun²¹
roof prefix b ba b ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ku ku ku ku ku ku ku ku ku ku ku ku
roof suffix ë ë en e in un in en in in en un ë ë en e in un in en in in en un
roof tone 3–1 3–1 3–31 3–1 3–14 3–1 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–214 2–21 4–1 3–1 3–31 3–1 3–14 3–1 4–41 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–214 2–21
shout lexeme hi³nda³ya² hi³nda¹ya¹ čhi³nda²yan² čhi³nda²ye² čhi³nda²yin²⁴ čhi³nda²yun² hi³nda²yain²¹ hi³nda²yan²¹ čhi³nda²yan²¹ čhi³nda²yin²¹ čhi³nda²yin²¹⁴ čhi³nda²yun²¹ ski⁴nda³ya² ski⁴nda¹ya¹ čhi⁴nda²yan² čhi⁴nda²ye² čhi⁴nda²yin²⁴ čhi⁴nda²yun² ski⁴nda²yain²¹ ski⁴nda²yan²¹ čhi⁴nda²yan²¹ čhi⁴nda²yin²¹ čhi⁴nda²yin²¹⁴ čhi⁴nda²yun²¹
shout prefix h h čh čh čh čh h h čh čh čh čh sk sk čh čh čh čh sk sk čh čh čh čh
shout suffix a a an e in un ain an in in an un a a an e in un ain an in in an un
shout tone 3–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–24 2–2 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–214 2–21 3–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–24 2–2 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–214 2–21
step on lexeme su³nen¹ su³nen¹ nu³nen³¹ nu³nin¹ nu³nin¹⁴ nu³nun¹ su²nin²¹ su²nen²¹ nu²nen²¹ nu²nin²¹ nu²nin²¹⁴ nu²nun²¹ su²nen¹ su³nen¹ nu⁴nen⁴¹ nu⁴nin¹ nu⁴nin¹⁴ nu⁴nun¹ su⁴nin⁴¹ su²nen²¹ nu⁴nen⁴¹ nu⁴nin⁴¹ nu⁴nin⁴¹⁴ nu⁴nun⁴¹
step on prefix s s n n n n s s n n n n s s n n n n s s n n n n
step on suffix e e en e in un in en in in en un e e en e in un in en in in en un
step on tone 3–1 3–1 3–31 3–1 3–14 3–1 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–214 2–21 2–1 3–1 4–41 4–1 4–14 4–1 4–41 2–21 4–41 4–41 4–414 4–41
study lexeme bu³ta³ya¹ bu³ta³ya¹ ču³ta³yan³¹ ču³ta³ye¹ ču³ta³yin¹⁴ ču³ta³yun¹ bu³ta²yain²¹ bu³ta²yan²¹ ču³ta²yan²¹ ču³ta²yin²¹ ču³ta²yin²¹⁴ ču³ta²yun²¹ sku⁴ta³ya¹ sku⁴ta³ya¹ ču⁴ta³yan³¹ ču⁴ta³ye¹ ču⁴ta³yin¹⁴ ču⁴ta³yun¹ sku⁴ta²yain⁴¹ sku⁴ta²yan²¹ ču⁴ta²yan²¹ ču⁴ta²yin²¹ ču⁴ta²yin²¹⁴ ču⁴ta²yun²¹
study prefix b b č č č č b b č č č č sk sk č č č č sk sk č č č č
study suffix a a an e in un ain an in in an un a a an e in un ain an in in an un
study tone 3–1 3–1 3–31 3–1 3–14 3–1 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–214 2–21 3–1 3–1 3–31 3–1 3–14 3–1 2–41 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–214 2–21
take out lexeme ba³xë² ba³xë¹ na²xen² na²xe² na²xin²⁴ na²xun² ba²xin²¹ ba²xen²¹ na²xen²¹ na²xin²¹ na²xin²¹⁴ na²xun²¹ kua⁴xë³ kua³xë¹ na⁴xen⁴² na⁴xe³ na⁴xin³⁴ na⁴xun³ kua⁴xin⁴¹ kua²xen²¹ na⁴xen⁴¹ na⁴xin⁴¹ na⁴xin⁴¹⁴ na⁴xun⁴¹
take out prefix b b n n n n b b n n n n ku ku n n n n ku ku n n n n
take out suffix ë ë en e in un in en in in en un ë ë en e in un in en in in en un
take out tone 3–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–24 2–2 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–214 2–21 4–3 3–1 4–42 4–3 4–34 4–3 4–41 2–21 4–41 4–41 4–414 4–41
teach lexeme bi³ku³ya² bi³ku³ya¹ bi³ku³yan² bi³ko³ye² bi³ku³yin²⁴ bi³ku³yun² bi³ku²yain²¹ bi³ku²yan²¹ bi³ku²yan²¹ bi³ku²yin²¹ bi³ku²yin²¹⁴ bi³ku²yun²¹ kui⁴ku³ya² kui⁴ku³ya¹ kui⁴ku³yan² kui⁴ko³ye² kui⁴ku³yin²⁴ kui⁴ku³yun² kui⁴ku²yain²¹ kui⁴ku²yan²¹ kui⁴ku²yan²¹ kui⁴ku²yin²¹ kui⁴ku²yin²¹⁴ kui⁴ku²yun²¹
teach prefix b b b b b b b b b b b b ku ku ku ku ku ku ku ku ku ku ku ku
teach suffix a a an e in un ain an in in an un a a an e in un ain an in in an un
teach tone 3–2 3–1 3–2 3–2 3–24 3–2 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–214 2–21 3–2 3–1 3–2 3–2 3–24 3–2 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–214 2–21
throw away lexeme ka³ndi¹ ka³ndë¹ ča³nden³¹ ča³ndi¹ ča³ndin¹⁴ ča³ndun¹ ka²ndin²¹ ka²nden²¹ ča²nden²¹ ča²ndin²¹ ča²ndin²¹⁴ ča²ndun²¹ ska⁴ndi¹ ska³ndë¹ ča⁴nden⁴¹ ča⁴ndi¹ ča⁴ndin¹⁴ ča⁴ndun¹ ska⁴ndin⁴¹ ska²nden²¹ ča⁴nden⁴¹ ča⁴ndin⁴¹ ča⁴ndin⁴¹⁴ ča⁴ndun⁴¹
throw away prefix k k č č č č k k č č č č sk sk č č č č sk sk č č č č
throw away suffix i ë en i in un in en in in en un i ë en i in un in en in in en un
throw away tone 3–1 3–1 3–31 3–1 3–14 3–1 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–214 2–21 4–1 3–1 4–41 4–1 4–14 4–1 4–41 2–21 4–41 4–41 4–414 4–41
weave lexeme hba³7ya² hba³7ya¹ hba²7yan² hba²7ye² hba²7yin²⁴ hba²7yun² hba²7yain²¹ hba²7yan²¹ hba²7yan²¹ hba²7yin²¹ hba²7yin²¹⁴ hba²7yun²¹ khua⁴7ya² khua³7ya¹ khua²7yan² khua²7ye² khua²7yin²⁴ khua²7yun² khua⁴7yain²¹ khua²7yan²¹ khua²7yan²¹ khua²7yin²¹ khua²7yin²¹⁴ khua²7yun²¹
weave prefix hb hb hb hb hb hb hb hb hb hb hb khu khu khu khu khu khu khu khu khu khu khu khu
weave suffix a a an e in un ain an in in an un a a an e in un ain an in in an un
weave tone 3–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–24 2–2 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–214 2–21 4–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–24 2–2 4–21 2–21 2–21 2–21 2–214 2–21

Chiquihuitlán Mazatec notes

Orthographic notes

  • Tone is represented by numerals:
Level 1 High
2 Mid-High
3 Mid-Low
4 Low
Rising 21 Mid-High > High
31 Mid-Low > High
41 Low > High
42 Low > Mid-High
Falling 14 High > Low
34 Mid-Low > Low
24 Mid-High > Low
214 Mid-High > High > Low
414 Low > High > Low

References

Feist, Timothy & Enrique L. Palancar. 2015. The Oto-Manguean Inflectional Class Database. University of Surrey. [DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.15126/SMG.28/1]

Jamieson Carole, 1996. Diccionario mazateco de Chiquihuitlán, Oaxaca. Tucson, SIL Publications. Available online.

Jamieson Carole, 1982. Conflated subsystems marking person and aspect in Chiquihuitlán Mazatec verb, International Journal of American Linguistics 48, 139-167.