Usila Chinantec
Chinantec language of Mexico
Usila is a Chinantec language of Mexico. It is most similar to Tlacoatzintepec Chinantec, with which it has 50% intelligibility (intelligibility in the reverse direction is 85%, presumably due to greater familiarity in that direction).
01Phonology
Like other Chinantecan and Mazatec languages, Usila Chinantec is a tonal language noted for having whistled speech. Its tone system is unusually finely graded, however, with five register tones and four contour tones.
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- Chinantec.png by Maunus at English Wikipedia. Later version was uploaded by Jalwikip at en.wikipedia., Public domain
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