Chinantec, Lealao
PrintA language of Mexico
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Chinanteco de San Juan Lealao
Population
2,000 (1990 census). 500 monolinguals.
Location
Northeast Oaxaca, San Juan Lealao, Latani, Tres Arroyos, and La Hondura.
Language Maps
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Dialects
Considered most divergent Chinantec language.
Typology
VOS; short words, affixes; tonal
Language Use
Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Negative attitudes. Consider it inferior to Spanish [spa], but continue to use it. Some also use a Zapotec variety.
Language Development
150 readers, 25 can write. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1980–2008.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.
Christian, traditional religion.