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Otomi, Querétaro

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3otq

Population  33,000 (1990 census).
Region  Amealco Municipio: San Ildefonso, Santiago Mexquititlán; Acambay Municipio; Tolimán Municipio.
Language map  Western Central Mexico, reference number 40
Alternate names   Hñohño, Northwestern Otomi, Otomí de Querétaro, Western Otomi
Dialects  78% intelligibility with Mezquital [ote] (most similar), lower in outlying areas.
Classification  Oto-Manguean, Otopamean, Otomian, Otomi
Language development  NT: 2003.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Pastoralists: sheep, goats, cattle; agriculturalists: maize. Traditional religion, Christian.