Zoque–Mixeadjective & noun
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What does the word Zoque–Mixe mean?
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word Zoque–Mixe. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
How is the word Zoque–Mixe pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the word Zoque–Mixe come from?
Earliest known use
1890s
The earliest known use of the word Zoque–Mixe is in the 1890s.
OED's earliest evidence for Zoque–Mixe is from 1893, in Science.
Nearby entries
- zooxanthellate, adj. & n.1981–
- zooxanthin, n.1868–
- zoozygosphere, n.1880–
- zope, n.1880–
- zophoric, adj.1728–
- zophorus | zoophorus, n.1563–
- zopilote, n.1787–
- zopissa, n.1601–
- zoppa, adj.1740–
- Zoque, n.1891–
- Zoque–Mixe, adj. & n.1893–
- Zorb, n.1996–
- zorbing, n.1996–
- zorgite, n.1852–
- zori, n.?1823–
- zoril, n.1774–
- Zoroastrian, adj. & n.1597–
- Zoroastrianism, n.1832–
- Zoroastrianize, v.1891–
- Zoroastric, adj.a1739–
- Zoroastrism, n.1819–
Etymology
Meaning & use
- adjective
- 1893–
- 1893
Dr. C. Sapper..had found an unclassified tongue..but..had already..noted its resemblance to the Zoque-Mixe family.
Science 10 November 257/1 - 1899
Orozco y Berra considered the Mixe language unrelated, but some writers unite it with the Zoque into a Zoque-Mixe family.
F. Starr, Indians S. Mexico 26 - 1962
This term is used for the subgroup of the Zoque-Mixe language family which includes Zoque, Sierra Popoluca, and Texistepec Popoluca.
International Journal of American Linguistics vol. 28 146/2
the mind language languages of the world Indigenous languages of the Americas [adjectives] Penutian of specific Penutian languages- Creek1725–Of or pertaining to the people or their language (see sense A.1).
- Choctaw1796–The language of this people. Also attributive.
- Tsimshian1836–Of or pertaining to this people or their language.
- Muskogee1868–Of or relating to the Muskogees (sense A.1a) or their language (sense A.2).
- Tzeltal1868–(A member of) an Indigenous people inhabiting parts of southern Mexico; the Mayan language of this people. Also attributive or as adj.
- Yuki1875–General attributive or as adj.
- Klamath1881–Of or pertaining to this people.
- Takelma1882–Of or relating to the Takelma or their language; designating the Takelma or their language.
- Zoque1891–Any of a group of Central American Indigenous languages of the Mixe-Zoquean family; this group of languages collectively. Also attributive or as adj.
- Zoque–Mixe1893–= Mixe–Zoque, adj.
- Modoc1907–Of, relating to, or designating the Modoc.
- Yawelmani1907–General attributive or as adj.
- Sahaptin1921–Of or pertaining to any of these peoples or their language.
- Totonacan1933–Of or pertaining to the family of languages that comprises Totonac and Tepehua.
- Tzotzil1939–(A member of) an Indigenous people inhabiting parts of southern Mexico; the Mayan language of this people. Also attributive or as adj.
- Molale1966–Of or relating to the Molale or their language.
- Quichean1968–Of or relating to Quiché or the Mayan language subgroup to which it belongs.
- Mixean1977–Of or relating to the Mixe of southern Mexico; spec. belonging to or designating a group of related languages which together form a branch of the…
- noun
- 1900–= Mixe–Zoque n. A.2. rare.
- 1900
Pimentel's list... Zoque-Mixé.
Science 4 May 713/1 - 1962
On the status of Popoluca in Zoque-Mixe.
International Journal of American Linguistics vol. 28 146/2 (title)
- Tehuelche1871–The language spoken by this people.
- Zoque–Mixe1900–= Mixe–Zoque, n. A.2. rare.
- Panoan1902–A family of languages spoken by a number of Indigenous peoples inhabiting areas of the upper Amazon basin in eastern Peru and neighbouring parts…
- Tehuelchian1902–
- Wai Wai1953–The Carib language of the Wai Wai.
- Amerind1971–A proposed language family comprising all of the Indigenous languages of the Americas except Eskimo-Aleut and Na-Dene. Frequently attributive.
Pronunciation
British English
U.S. English
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.
Consonants
b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values
- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige
Vowels
- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot
Forms
Variant forms
- 1800s–Zoque-Mixe
- 1900s–Zoque-Mixé