Mocho
A language of Mexico
| Population | 170 (1990 census). |
| Region | Chiapas, on Guatemala Mexico border, Tuzantán and Motozintla. |
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Eastern Central Mexico, reference number 145 |
| Alternate names | Motozintleco |
| Dialects | Motozintleco, Tuzanteco. Not intelligible with Mam varieties (1973 SIL). Tuzanteco and Mocho are 2 distinct dialects of the same language (Kaufman 1967). |
| Classification | Mayan, Kanjobalan-Chujean, Kanjobalan, Mocho |
| Language use | Used by a few in the home. Mainly older adults. Also use Spanish. |
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