Mazatec, Jalapa de Díaz

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
maj
Alternate Names
Lowland Mazatec, Mazateco de San Felipe Jalapa de Díaz, Mazateco del este bajo
Population

17,500 (2000 INALI). 23% monolinguals.

Location

North Oaxaca and Veracruz. 13 towns.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Popolocan-Zapotecan, Popolocan, Mazatec
Dialects

73% intelligibility of Huautla [mau] (most similar), 62% of Ixcatlán [mzi], 51% of Soyaltepec [vmp], 46% of San Jerónimo Tecóatl [maa], 35% of Mazatlán [vmz]. Lexical similarity: 82% with Ixcatlán, San Mateo Eloxochitlán [mau] and San Miguel Hualtepec; 80% with Soyaltepec, 74% with Huautla [mau].

Typology

VSO; short words, affixes, clitics; tonal

Language Use

All ages.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%. Bible portions: 1968–2012.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mazatec, Jalapa de Díaz
Writing
Latin script.