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LEALAO CHINANTEC

Chinantecan is a Mesoamerican language family of the Oto-Manguean stock that comprises fourteen different languages spoken to the north of the state of Oaxaca, in Southern Mexico. Lealao Chinantec is the Chinantec language spoken in the village of San Juan Lealao and in the hamlet of Tres Arroyos, in the state of Oaxaca. The last census available to us is that of 1990, and it estimate there to be around 2,000 speakers. Some of the speakers are found in diaspora in the Zapotec villages of Choapan, Santa María Yahuive and Latani.

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    Verbal paradigm exhibits variation in:
    Inflectional class assignment based on:
    hi²-iin⁴²-a²
    abrazar
    hug
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    hi²-iin¹-a²
    abrazar
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    hi²-nia²-a²
    abrir
    open
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    hi²-nia⁴²-a²
    abrir
    open
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    hi²-bi³-dxa⁴²-a²
    acabar
    finish
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    hi²-bi³-dxa⁴²-a²
    acabar
    finish
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    hi²-bo¹-a²
    acariciar
    caress
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    hi²-bo⁴²-a²
    acariciar
    caress
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    hi²-hii⁴²-a²
    aceptar
    accept
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    hi²-hii⁴²-a²
    aceptar
    accept
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    hi²-chiaa²-a²
    acostar
    lay down
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    hi²-chiaa⁴²-a²
    acostar
    lay down
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    hí⁴-tií⁴-a²
    adelgazar
    lose weight
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    hí⁴-tií⁴
    adelgazar
    lose weight
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    hi²-xanh²-a²
    agarrar
    grab
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    hi²-xanh⁴²-a²
    agarrar
    grab
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    hi²-dxiih⁴²-a²
    alumbrar
    illuminate
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    hi²-dxiih⁴²-a²
    alumbrar
    illuminate
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    hí⁴-jniá⁴-a²
    amanecer
    get light
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    hí⁴-jnia³
    amanecer
    get light
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    hi²-ñuu²-a²
    amarrar
    tie up
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    hi²-ñuu⁴²-a²
    amarrar
    tie up
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    hí⁴-ba¹-a²
    apalear
    beat
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    hí⁴-ba⁴²-a²
    apalear
    beat
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    hí⁴-cuúh²
    apretarse
    squeeze
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    hí⁴-cuúh²-y
    apretarse
    squeeze
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    hi²-chiaan⁴²-a²
    arrimar
    push (something) against
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    hi²-chiaan⁴²-a²
    arrimar
    push (something) against
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    hí⁴-jénh⁴
    arrimar
    push (something) against
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    hí⁴-jenh²-a²
    arrimarse
    push (something) against
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    hi²-jenh⁴²-a²
    arrimar
    push (something) against
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    hi²-jenh⁴²-a²
    arrimar
    push (something) against
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    dsá⁴-taánh²-a²
    aumentar
    increase
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    dsá⁴-taánh²
    aumentar
    increase
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    hi²-lah¹-a²
    bajar
    reduce, lower
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    hi²-lah²-a²
    bajar
    reduce, lower
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    hi²-bi³-jeen¹-a²
    bendecir
    bless
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    hi²-bi³-jeen¹-a²
    bendecir
    bless
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    hi²-ta³-høø²-a²
    brincar
    jump
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    hí⁴-yá⁴-høǿ⁴
    brincar (hacia alguien que habla)
    jump (towards someone speaking)
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    hi²-bi³-cuaa²-a²
    burlar
    outwit
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    hi²-bi³-cuaa²-a²
    burlar
    outwit
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    hi²-niaah⁴²-a²
    buscar
    look for
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    hi²-niaah⁴²-a²
    buscar
    look for
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    hí⁴-taáh⁴-a²
    caber
    fit
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    hí⁴-taáh⁴
    caber
    fit
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    hí⁴-tiáh⁴-a²
    caer
    fall
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    hí⁴-tiah
    caerse (desde arriba)
    fall (from above)
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    hí⁴-saá⁴-a²
    caer
    fall
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    hí⁴-saá⁴
    caer
    fall
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