Chatino, Tataltepec
A language of Mexico
| Population | 4,000 (1990 census). 470 monolinguals. |
| Region | Southeast Oaxaca, Juquila District, extreme west lowland Chatino area, Tataltepec de Valdez and San Pedro Tututepec towns; a few in nearby Spanish centers. |
| Language map |
Southern Central Mexico, reference number 266 |
| Alternate names | Lowland Chatino |
| Dialects | 38% intelligibility with Yaitepec dialect of Western Highland Chatino [ctp], 35% with Panixtlahuaca dialect of Western Highland Chatino [ctp], 33% with Nopala [cya], 27% with Zacatepec [ctz]. |
| Classification | Oto-Manguean, Zapotecan, Chatino |
| Language development | Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1981. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | VSO, long words, affixes, clitics, tonal. Swidden agriculturalists. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
BARTHOLOMEW, Doris A., author. 1980. "Otomanguean influence on Pochutla Aztec."
PRIDE, Kitty, author. 1961. "Numerals in Chatino."
PRIDE, Kitty, researcher. 2011. Phonemic System Pressures on Borrowed Words.
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PRIDE, Kitty; PRIDE, Leslie, authors. 1968. "Juan Cenizas in Chatino."
PRIDE, Kitty; PRIDE, Leslie, compilers. 1970. Vocabulario chatino de Tataltepec: Castellano-chatino, chatino-castellano.
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PRIDE, Leslie, author. 1963. "Chatino tonal structure."
PRIDE, Leslie, author. 1984. "Chatino: Tono y contraste en la penúltima sílaba en Tataltepec."
PRIDE, Leslie, author. 1984. Tone contrasts on the penultimate syllable in Tataltepec Chatino.
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PRIDE, Leslie, researcher. 2011. Tone Studies in Chatino cta.
PRIDE, Leslie, researcher. Available: 2011; Created: 1976. Tataltepec Chatino.
Vernacular Publications
Cwa³ʼo̱³ cwityi ncwa³ ju̱² 1. 1961.
Leemos y escribimos cartilla 4. 1975.
Leemos y Escribimos, Cartilla 1. 1973.
Leemos y Escribimos, Cartilla 2. 1973.
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Leemos y Escribimos, Cartilla 3. 1973.
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Leemos y escribimos: Cartilla 3, segunda parte. 1982.
Nde³ quityi³ chaʼ² cwityi¹ tsa³ 2. 1962.
Nu sube tiʼi, nu xneʼ taja: Loʼo xaʼ cña̱ cua̱ chaʼcna̱. 1977.

