Huave, San Mateo del Mar
PrintA language of Mexico
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Huave del oeste
Population
11,000 (2005 census). 1,550 monolinguals.
Location
Southeast coast, Oaxaca, San Mateo del Mar.
Language Maps
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
Very limited intelligibility of other Huave varieties; 88% of San Dionisio del Mar [hve].
Typology
SVO; short words, affixes; nontonal
Language Use
All ages.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 60%. Literacy rate in L2: 40%. Poetry. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1972–1996.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.
Legend says they came from Central America.