The Mixtec Language of Santa Catarina Estetla Tu I Dau The word Mixtec, originally Mixctli, comes from the Nahuatl , the language of the Aztecs, and means "People of the Clouds". But in the Mixtec language, Tu I Dau means Word, Philosophy, or Doctrine of the Rain. Santa Catarina Estetla is located in the northeastern upper Mixtecan highlands of the district of Etla in trhe state of Oaxaca, Mexico. For more specific information, as well as a pronunciation guide and a glossary of Estetla Mixtec, please click on the file below, while this page is under construction. |
Doña Alejandra Santiago From Corral de Piedra (Curraliyuu), Santa Catarina, Estetla (Ñuu Chia), Etla, Oaxaca Our teacher of the Mixtec Language |
Mixtecan Family, Corral de Piedra Brigida and the new baby Perla Ofelia |