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Mazatec, San Jerónimo Tecóatl

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3maa

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., author. 1993. Modal clitics in San Jeronimo Mazatec.  Available online

AGEE, Daniel M.; MARLETT, Stephen A., authors. 1986. Indirect objects and incorporation in Mazatec.

AGEE, Peggy, author. 1993. Fronting in San Jeronimo Mazatec.  Available online

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

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

BULL, Brian E., author. 1984. Aspect formation of San Jerónimo Mazatec verbs.  Available online

GUDSCHINSKY, Sarah Caroline, author. 1956. Proto-Mazatec structure.

Vernacular Publications

¿Mé xi tís'ín?. 2012.  Available online

¿Ñánda tíjna nañá?. 2011.  Available online

¿Ñánda̱ tíjna nañá?. 2011.  Available online

¿Yá-né xi nea̱-na̱?. 2011.  Available online

Aprendamos a leer palabras con saltillo cuando se presenta entre dos consonantes glotalizadas. 2011.  Available online

Aprendamos a leer palabras con saltillo cuando se presenta entre dos vocales. 2011.  Available online

Aprendamos a leer palabras con x. 2011.  Available online

Cho̱ jchínga ko̱ cho̱ kiꞌndí. 2011.  Available online

Cho̱ xi tjín i̱sò'nde. 2012.  Available online

Co¹ si¹ se³ cjoa³ xi³ tse³ tje⁴. 1978.

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

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

Jñà i̱xti. 2011.  Available online

Kíxke̱yaá tsojmì xi tjín. 2011.  Available online

Kíxkiyè tsajmì ra tjín yaa̱ ꞌén Ngixó. 2011.  Available online

Kjoa̱ xi jye tsato, ko̱ xi tjín i̱'ndei̱, ko̱ xi i̱skan ko̱ma. 2012.  Available online

Nikje-ná. 2011.  Available online

Oka̱ ko̱ Nañá. 2011.  Available online

Palabras semejantes = Palabras semejantes . 2012.  Available online

Si̱kònde̱é ijo-ná. 2011.  Available online