Chinantec, Palantla

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Chinanteco de San Pedro Tlatepuzco

Population

25,000 (2007 SIL). 1,500 monolinguals.

Location

Oaxaca, San Juan Palantla plus more than 21 towns.

Language Maps

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

78% intelligibility of Tepetotutla [cnt] (most similar), 72% of Valle Nacional [cvn], 69% of Usila [cuc], 54% of Ozumacín [chz].

Typology

VSO; short words; tonal

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1973.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.