Chinantec, Usila

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Chinanteco del oeste central alto

Population

7,410 (2000 INALI). 2,200 monolinguals.

Location

Oaxaca, San Felipe Usila plus 12 towns; Veracruz, Pueblo Doce.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

48% intelligibility of Tlacoatzintepec [ctl] (most similar), 33% of Palantla [cpa], 32% of Sochiapan [cso], 31% of Ojitlán [chj].

Typology

VSO; short words, affixes, clitics; tonal

Language Use

All ages.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 20%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1983.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.