Mazatec, San Jerónimo Tecóatl
PrintA language of Mexico
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Mazateco de San Antonio Eloxochitlán, Mazateco de San Jerónimo Tecóatl, Mazateco del oeste, Northern Highland Mazatec
Population
18,900 (2000 INALI). 20%–25% monolingual. 4,000 in state of Puebla.
Location
Oaxaca, San Jerónimo Tecóatl, San Lucas Zoquiapan, Santa Cruz Acatepec, San Antonio Eloxochitlán, San Pedro Ocopetatillo, San Lorenzo, and Santa Ana municipalities; a few in Puebla and San Sebastian Tlacotepec municipalities. 12 towns.
Language Maps
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Dialects
San Antonio Eloxochitlán Mazatec, San Francisco Huehuetlán Mazatec, San Jerónimo Tecóatl Mazatec, San Lorenzo Cuanecuiltitla Mazatec, San Lucas Zoquiapan Mazatec, San Pedro Ocopetatillo Mazatec, Santa Ana Ateixtlahuaca Mazatec, Santa Cruz Acatepec Mazatec. 76% intelligibility of Huautla [mau] (most similar), 26% of Jalapa [maj].
Typology
VSO; nouns up to 2 syllables; long verbs, affixes, clitics; tonal
Language Use
All ages.
Language Development
Some initiatives to teach Mazatec in primary school. Materials being prepared for adult education in Mazatec. Taught in primary schools. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2012.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.