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Chinantec, Sochiapam

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3: cso

Population	5,800. 725 monolinguals (1990 census). Ethnic population: 6,300.
Region	North Oaxaca, Cuicatlán: San Pedro Sochiapan, Retumbadero, San Juan Zautla, Santiago Quetzalapa, San Juan Zapotitlán.
Language map	Southern Central Mexico, reference number 174
Alternate names	Sochiapan Chinantec
Dialects	66% intelligibility of Tlacoatzintepec [ctl] (most similar), 56% of Chiltepec [csa], 45% of Usila [cuc], 11% of Tepetotutla [cnt].
Classification	Oto-Manguean, Chinantecan
Language use	Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitude. 10 to 20 also use some English.
Language development	20% can read, 10% can write–all in San Pedro Sochiapam. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1986.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	People refer to themselves as tsá2 há2lí13 = people (where) wild flowers (grow). Transients go to Mexico City to work as maids, gardeners, or laborers, but the majority return and settle down in the villages. VSO; short words, affixes, clitics; tonal. Swidden agriculturalists. Christian, traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Foris, Christine. 1978. "Verbs of motion in Sochiapan Chinantec."

Foris, David P. 1993. A grammar of Sochiapan Chinantec.

Foris, David Paul. 2000. A grammar of Sochiapan Chinantec: studies in Chinantec languages 6.  

Foris, David. 1973. "Sochiapan Chinantec syllable structure."

Foris, David. 1980. "The Sochiapan Chinantec noun phrase."

Vernacular Publications

Cartilla chinanteca. 1978.

Cuarta cartilla chinanteca. 1980.

Ha³ lánh³ hniáuh³² jmu³ tsú² hua³hí¹³ hué³² quioh²¹. 1976.

Ha³ lánh³ jmu² tsú² ta²¹ quionh³ jua², hma³ jáh³ nɨ́², hma³ jáh³ tsɨ²¹ pí¹³ nɨ́², jɨ³ ca³la³ jɨ́³² má¹quɨ³² má²juáh² nɨ́² siáh³. 1977.

Ha³ lánh³ rón³² lɨ³jmu³ tsú² chu²¹ hué³². 1976.

Jáɨ¹³ ca³tɨn¹ jmɨ́¹ ñí¹zanh¹³ jnoh¹ tsá² tson³. 1978.

Jáɨ¹³ ca³tɨn¹ Juárez. 1978.

Lecciones de lectoescritura en chinanteco, tomo cuatro; Chinanteco de San Pedro Sochiapam. 2003.

Lecciones de lectoescritura en chinanteco, tomo dos; Chinanteco de San Pedro Sochiapam. 2003.

Lecciones de lectoescritura en chinanteco, tomo tres; Chinanteco de San Pedro Sochiapam. 2003.

Lecciones de lectoescritura en chinanteco, tomo uno; Chinanteco de San Pedro Sochiapam. 2003.