Zoque–Mixe, adj. & n.

zoque-mixe
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First published 2007

# Zoque–Mixeadjective & noun

## Factsheet

### 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

/ˌsəʊkeɪˈmiːheɪ/
soh-kay-MEE-hay

#### U.S. English

/ˌsoʊkeɪˈmiheɪ/
soh-kay-MEE-hay

### 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.

Zoque–Mixe is formed within English, by compounding.

Etymons: Zoque n., Mixe adj.

### Nearby entries

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2. zooxanthin, n. 1868–
3. zoozygosphere, n. 1880–
4. zope, n. 1880–
5. zophoric, adj. 1728–
6. zophorus | zoophorus, n. 1563–
7. zopilote, n. 1787–
8. zopissa, n. 1601–
9. zoppa, adj. 1740–
10. Zoque, n. 1891–
11. Zoque–Mixe, adj. & n.1893–
12. Zorb, n. 1996–
13. zorbing, n. 1996–
14. zorgite, n. 1852–
15. zori, n.?1823–
16. zoril, n. 1774–
17. Zoroastrian, adj. & n. 1597–
18. Zoroastrianism, n. 1832–
19. Zoroastrianize, v. 1891–
20. Zoroastric, adj. a1739–
21. Zoroastrism, n. 1819–

## Etymology

### Summary

Formed within English, by compounding.
< Zoque n. + Mixe adj.

## Meaning & use

Now disused.

1. adjective
   1. 1893–
      = Mixe–Zoque adj.
      1. 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
      2. 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
      3. 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
      disused
      1. Creek 1725–
         Of or pertaining to the people or their language (see sense A.1).
      2. Choctaw 1796–
         The language of this people. Also attributive.
      3. Tsimshian 1836–
         Of or pertaining to this people or their language.
      4. Muskogee 1868–
         Of or relating to the Muskogees (sense A.1a) or their language (sense A.2).
      5. Tzeltal 1868–
         (A member of) an Indigenous people inhabiting parts of southern Mexico; the Mayan language of this people. Also attributive or as adj.
      6. Yuki 1875–
         General attributive or as adj.
      7. Klamath 1881–
         Of or pertaining to this people.
      8. Takelma 1882–
         Of or relating to the Takelma or their language; designating the Takelma or their language.
      9. Zoque 1891–
         Any of a group of Central American Indigenous languages of the Mixe-Zoquean family; this group of languages collectively. Also attributive or as adj.
      10. Zoque–Mixe 1893–
          = Mixe–Zoque, adj.
      11. Modoc 1907–
          Of, relating to, or designating the Modoc.
      12. Yawelmani 1907–
          General attributive or as adj.
      13. Sahaptin 1921–
          Of or pertaining to any of these peoples or their language.
      14. Totonacan 1933–
          Of or pertaining to the family of languages that comprises Totonac and Tepehua.
      15. Tzotzil 1939–
          (A member of) an Indigenous people inhabiting parts of southern Mexico; the Mayan language of this people. Also attributive or as adj.
      16. Molale 1966–
          Of or relating to the Molale or their language.
      17. Quichean 1968–
          Of or relating to Quiché or the Mayan language subgroup to which it belongs.
      18. Mixean 1977–
          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…
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2. noun
   1. 1900–
      = Mixe–Zoque n. A.2. rare.
      1. 1900

         > Pimentel's list... Zoque-Mixé.

         Science 4 May 713/1
      2. 1962

         > On the status of Popoluca in Zoque-Mixe.

         International Journal of American Linguistics vol. 28 146/2 (title)
      disused
      1. Tehuelche 1871–
         The language spoken by this people.
      2. Zoque–Mixe 1900–
         = Mixe–Zoque, n. A.2. rare.
      3. Panoan 1902–
         A family of languages spoken by a number of Indigenous peoples inhabiting areas of the upper Amazon basin in eastern Peru and neighbouring parts…
      4. Tehuelchian 1902–
      5. Wai Wai 1953–
         The Carib language of the Wai Wai.
      6. Amerind 1971–
         A proposed language family comprising all of the Indigenous languages of the Americas except Eskimo-Aleut and Na-Dene. Frequently attributive.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌsəʊkeɪˈmiːheɪ/
soh-kay-MEE-hay

### U.S. English

/ˌsoʊkeɪˈmiheɪ/
soh-kay-MEE-hay

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##### 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 /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### 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.

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##### 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 /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### 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.

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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

1. 1800s–
   Zoque-Mixe
2. 1900s–
   Zoque-Mixé

Zoque–Mixe, adj. & n. was first published in December 2007.

Zoque–Mixe, adj. & n. was last modified in July 2023.