Mixtec, Peñoles

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Eastern Mixtec, Mixteco de Santa María Peñoles

Population

5,500 in Mexico (2000 INALI). 1,000 or more monolinguals.

Location

West central Oaxaca; Santa María Peñoles municipalities, Monteflor and Cholula agencias; Huazolotipac agencia. Also in United States.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

14% intelligibility of Chalcatongo. Nuxaá has 30% intelligibility of Peñoles [mil].

Typology

VSO; short words, clitics; tonal

Language Use

All ages.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 40%. Grammar. NT: 1979–2002.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.