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Chinantec, Usila

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3: cuc

Population	9,000 (1990 census). 2,200 monolinguals.
Region	Oaxaca, San Felipe Usila plus 12 towns; 1 in Veracruz (Pueblo Doce).
Language map	Southern Central Mexico, reference number 166
Dialects	48% intelligibility with Tlacoatzintepec [ctl] (most similar), 33% with Palantla [cpa], 32% with Sochiapan [cso], 31% with Ojitlán [chj].
Classification	Oto-Manguean, Chinantecan
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 20%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1983.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	VSO; short words, affixes, clitics; tonal. Swidden, peasant agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

SKINNER, Leo, researcher. Available: 2012; Created: 1971. Noun Phrases in Usila Chinantec.  

SKINNER, Leonard E., author. 1962. "Usila Chinantec syllable structure."

SKINNER, Leonard E.; SKINNER, Marlene, authors. 2000. Diccionario Chinanteco de San Felipe Usila, Oaxaca.

Vernacular Publications

A²quih² jian²³ a²cua³² jeu²³. 1978.

Jah⁴ a³sian³ m⁵cu³. 1964.  

Vamos a leer (Chinanteco de Usila, Oaxaca). 1964.