Chinantec, Valle Nacional

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Chinanteco central bajo

Population

440 (2000 INALI).

Location

North Oaxaca, San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional; mainly San Mateo Yetla.

Language Maps

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification

Dialects

71% intelligibility of Chiltepec [csa] (most similar), 70% of Palantla [cpa], 53% of Ozumacín [chz], 40% of Tepetotutla [cnt].

Language Use

Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Resources

Writing

Unwritten.