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Chatino, Nopala

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3cya

Population  11,000 (1990 census). 2,300 monolinguals.
Region  Southeast Oaxaca, Juquila District, Santos Reyes Nopala, Santa María Texmaxcaltepec, San María Magdalena Tiltepec, Teotepec, Cerro el Aire, Santiago Cuixtla, Atotonilco, San Gabriel Mixtepec.
Language map  Southern Central Mexico, reference number 270
Dialects  59% intelligibility with Panixtlahuaca dialect of Western Highland Chatino [ctp], 73% with Yaitepec dialect with Western Highland Chatino [ctp], 13% with Tataltepec Chatino [cta].
Classification  Oto-Manguean, Zapotecan, Chatino
Language use  Also use Spanish.
Language development  NT: 2001.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  VSO; short words; affixes, clitics; tonal. Peasant agriculturalists; craftsmen.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

McKaughan, Howard P. 1954. "Chatino formulas and phonemes."

McKaughan, Howard P. and Barbara McKaughan. 1951. Diccionario de la lengua chatino.

Vernacular Publications

Aclaraciones sobre el alfabeto. 1982.

Cuentu ʼin nu cha nguoʼo loʼo nu cha cuichi. 1989.

Ndxga³ti³ʼ nu²ʼwį² cu³ʼni⁴ ch³ʼ² lcwa²a³. 1958.