Vocabulary
There are also considerable lexical differences between the Otomi dialects. Often terms will be shared between the eastern and southwestern dialects, while the northwestern dialects tend toward more innovative forms.
| Gundhó (Mezquital) |
San Ildefonso, Amealco |
Toluca | Tilapa | Ixtenco | Huehuetla (Highland) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| paper | hɛ̌ʔmí | hɛ̌ʔmi | cųhkwá | cɨ̌hkó | cuhkwá | cø̌hkwą́ |
| mother | ną́ną́ | nóno | mé | mbé | ną́ną́ | mbé |
| metal | bɛkhá | bøkhǫ́ | tʔéɡí | tʔɛ̌ɡi | tʔɛɡi | tʔɛ̌ki |
| money | bokhą́ | bokhǫ́ | domi | mbɛhti | tʔophó | tʔophó |
| much/a lot | ndųnthį́ | nzɛya | dúnthí | pongí | chú | ʃøngų́ |
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