Mazatec, Ixcatlán
A language of Mexico
| Population | 10,600 (2005). 23% monolinguals. |
| Region | Oaxaca, Chichicazapa, Nuevo Ixcatlán, San Pedro Ixcatlán towns. |
| Language map |
Southern Central Mexico, reference number 162 |
| Alternate names | Mazateco de San Pedro Ixcatlán |
| Dialects | 76% intelligibility with Huautla (most similar). Different from Ixcatec. Lexical similarity 78% with Huautla [mau], 86% with San Mateo Eloxochitlán [mau], 85% with San Miguel Hualtepec and Soyaltepec [vmp], 82% with Jalapa de Díaz [maj]. |
| Classification | Oto-Manguean, Popolocan, Mazatecan |
| Language use | Most also use Spanish. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
GUDSCHINSKY, Sarah Caroline, author. 1956. Proto-Mazatec structure.

