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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, author. 1978. "Verbs of motion in Sochiapan Chinantec."

FORIS, David, author. 1973. "Sochiapan Chinantec syllable structure."

FORIS, David, author. 1980. The Sochiapan Chinantec noun phrase.  

FORIS, David, author. 1993. A grammar of Sochiapan Chinantec.

FORIS, David, author. 2000. A Grammar of Sochiapan Chinantec: Studies in Chinantec Languages 6.  

Vernacular Publications

Cartilla chinanteca. 1978.  

Cuarta cartilla chinanteca. 1980.  

Ha³ lánh³ hniáuh³² jmu³ tsú² hua³hí¹³ hué³² quioh²¹. 1976.  

Ha³ lánh³ hniáuh³² jní³² tsú² já¹jáu² pɨ́eh¹. 1983.  

Ha³ lánh³ hniáuh³² jñí³² tsú² jñéi². 1982.  

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 jmɨ́ ¹ 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.