Chinantec, Tepinapa
A language of Mexico
| Population | 3,000. 1,500 monolinguals. |
| Region | Oaxaca, Choapan District, Santiago Jocotepec Municipio: San Pedro Tepinapa Ejidal, San Pedro Tepinapa Comunal (locally known as Monte de Oro), Linda Vista; San Juan Petlapa Municipio: Santa María Lovani, San Juan Toavela, and Santa Isabel Cajonos. Very remote. |
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Southern Central Mexico, reference number 179 |
| Dialects | 87%–68% intelligibility with Lalana [cnl], 24% with Lealao [cle], 23% with Ozumacín [chz]. |
| Classification | Oto-Manguean, Chinantecan |
| Language use | Vigorous. All ages. Half of the population also use Spanish [spa]. |
| Language development | Taught in primary and secondary schools. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Most villages have less than 6 grades of primary school. Agriculturalists: maize, coffee, ixtle; a few cattle. |
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