Chatino, Zacatepec
A language of Mexico
| Population | 1,000 (1990 census). |
| Region | Southeast Oaxaca, San Marcos Zacatepec and Juquila villages. |
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Southern Central Mexico, reference number 269 |
| Alternate names | Chatino de San Marcos Zacatepec |
| Dialects | 66% intelligibility with Nopala [cya], 61% with Panixtlahuaca dialect of Western Highland Chatino [ctp], 57% with Yaitepec dialect of Western Highland Chatino, 6% with Tataltepec [cta]. Lengthened word forms are like Zenzontepec Chatino [czn]. Similar to Eastern Highland Chatino [cly] in some respects, but geographically and socioeconomically separated. |
| Classification | Oto-Manguean, Zapotecan, Chatino |
| Language use | Spoken in Zacatepec. Virtually extinct in Juquila with 2 older adult men speakers. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists: maize, coffee, palm nuts, fruit. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
Anonymous. 2011. Ejemplos de variantes del chatino de la zona alta.
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