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Otomi, Temoaya

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3ott

Population  37,000 (1990 census). 850 monolinguals.
Region  State of Mexico, Temoyaya Municipio, San Pedro Arriba, San Pedro Abajo, Enthavi, Solalpan, Jiquipilco el Viejo. 16 barrios.
Language map  Western Central Mexico, reference number 47
Classification  Oto-Manguean, Otopamean, Otomian, Otomi
Language use  Mainly older adults.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  VOS; short words, affixes, clitics; tonal. Peasant agriculturalists; laborers in city (men). Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ANDREWS, Henrietta, author. 1949. "Phonemes and morphophonemes of Temoayan Otomi."