| Population |
33,000 (1990 census). |
| Region |
Amealco Municipio: San Ildefonso, Santiago Mexquititlán; Acambay Municipio; Tolimán Municipio. |
| Language map |
Western Central Mexico, reference number 40
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| 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. |