Huave, San Dionisio del Mar

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Huave del este

Population

2,550 (2005 census). 1 monolingual.

Location

Southeast coast, Oaxaca, Juchitán district, San Dionisio del Mar.

Language Maps

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification

Dialects

98% intelligibility of Santa María del Mar Huave [hvv], 88% of San Mateo del Mar Huave [huv].

Typology

Nontonal

Language Use

Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.