Chatino, Zenzontepec
A language of Mexico
| Population | 8,000 (1990 census). 2,000 monolinguals. |
| Region | Southeast Oaxaca, Juquila District, Santa Cruz Zenzontepec and San Jacinto Tlacotepec municipalities, former Santa María Tlapanalquiahuitl municipality. |
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Southern Central Mexico, reference number 257 |
| Alternate names | Northern Chatino |
| Dialects | Some dialect difference in Santa María Tlapanalquiahuitl area. One of the most isolated and conservative groups in Oaxaca. |
| Classification | Oto-Manguean, Zapotecan, Chatino |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Economically marginal. SVO; long words, affixes; tonal. Swidden agriculturalists. |
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