Huastec, Veracruz
A language of Mexico
ISO 639-3: hus
This ISO 639-3 code has undergone change through the merging of one or more retired code elements. For more information, see the code change history documentation.
| Population | 50,000 (1990 census). |
| Region | Northern Veracruz. 60 villages. |
| Language map |
Mexico, reference number 34 |
| Alternate names | Huasteco de Tantoyuca |
| Dialects | 84% intelligibility with San Luís Potosí Huastec [hva]. |
| Classification | Mayan, Huastecan |
| Language use | Also use Spanish or Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl [nhe]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 52%. NT: 2005. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | SVO, short words, affixes, clitics, nontonal. Peasant agriculturalists. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
CONSTABLE, Peter G., author. 1989. Basic clause structure in Veracruz Huastec.
CONSTABLE, Peter G., author. 1989. Reflexives in Veracruz Huastec.
HAGBERG, Lawrence R., author. 2006. An autosegmental theory of stress.
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LARSEN, Kathryn, author. 1949. "Huasteco baby talk."
LARSEN, Ramón, compiler. 1955. Vocabulario huasteco del estado de San Luis Potosí.
LARSEN, Ramón, compiler. 1997. Vocabulario huasteco del estado de San Luis Potosí.
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LARSEN, Raymond S.; PIKE, Eunice V., authors. 1949. "Huasteco intonation and phonemes."
WALKER, James, researcher. Available: 2012; Created: March 2000. Diccionario Huasteco de Veracruz.
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