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Mazatec, San Jerónimo Tecóatl

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3: maa

Population	21,100 (2005). 4,000 in state of Puebla.
Region	Oaxaca, San Jerónimo Tecóatl, San Lucas Zoquiapan, Santa Cruz Acatepec, San Antonio Eloxochitlán, San Pedro Ocopetatillo, San Lorenzo, Santa Ana municipalities, and a few in Puebla. 12 towns.
Language map	Southern Central Mexico, reference number 159
Alternate names	Mazateco de San Antonio Eloxochitlán, Mazateco de San Jerónimo Tecóatl, Northern Highland Mazatec
Dialects	San Jerónimo Tecóatl Mazatec, San Antonio Eloxochitlán Mazatec, San Lucas Zoquiapan Mazatec, Santa Cruz Acatepec Mazatec, San Pedro Ocopetatillo Mazatec, San Lorenzo Cuanecuiltitla Mazatec, Santa Ana Ateixtlahuaca Mazatec, San Francisco Huehuetlán Mazatec. 76% intelligibility with Huautla [mau] (most similar), 26% with Jalapa [maj].
Classification	Oto-Manguean, Popolocan, Mazatecan
Language development	Taught in primary schools. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1995–2004.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	VSO; nouns up to 2 syllables; long verbs, affixes, clitics; tonal. Peasant agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Agee, Daniel M. 1993. "Modal clitics in San Jeronimo Mazatec."  

Agee, Daniel M. and Stephen A. Marlett. 1986. "Indirect objects and incorporation in Mazatec."

Agee, Margaret A. 1993. "Fronting in San Jeronimo Mazatec."  

Bull, Brian E. 1983. "Constraint-governed rule application: Principles underlying the application of phonological rules in San Jeronimo Mazatec."

Bull, Brian E. 1983. "The relevance of rank and subordination to the application of phonological rules."

Bull, Brian E. 1984. "Aspect formation of San Jerónimo Mazatec verbs."  

Pike, Eunice V. 1956. "Tonally differentiated allomorphs in Soyaltepec Mazatec."

Vernacular Publications

Diccionario ilustrado en el mazateco de San Jerónimo Tecóatl. 2002.

ʼEn-ná: jè libro ra maʼtsia̱-ni nga chítáʼyé. 2002.