| Population |
2,470 (2000). 9 monolinguals. |
| Region |
Puebla, Santa María la Alta, Atenayuca. A pocket northwest of Tehuacán, off Puebla-Tehuacán highway. |
| Language map |
Western Central Mexico, reference number 72
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| Alternate names |
Náhuatl de Santa María la Alta |
| Dialects |
60% intelligibility with Pómaro [ncl] (Michoacán), 53% with Huatlatlauca, Puebla; 50% with Zautla [azz] (Highland Puebla), Chilac [npl] (Southeastern Puebla); 40% with Zongolica [nlv] (Orizaba); 33% with Mecayapan [nhx], Veracruz (Isthmus); 30% with Canoa, Puebla. |
| Classification |
Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Aztecan, General Aztec, Aztec |
| Language use |
Also use Spanish. |