Pame, Central
A language of Mexico
| Population | 4,350 (1990 census). |
| Region | San Luis Potosí, Santa María Acapulco. |
| Language map |
Mexico, reference number 30 |
| Alternate names | Chichimeca, Pame de Santa María Acapulco, Pame del Centro |
| Classification | Oto-Manguean, Otopamean, Pamean |
| Language use | All ages. |
| Language development | Bible portions: 1953–1998. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | SVO, pitch-accent, short words, affixes. Pastoralists; peasant agriculturalists. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
BARTHOLOMEW, Doris A.; GIBSON, Lorna F., authors. 1979. "Pame noun inflection."
GIBSON, Lorna F., author. 1954. "El sistema de parentesco pame."
GIBSON, Lorna F., author. 1956. "Pame (Otomi) phonemics and morphophonemics."
GIBSON, Lorna F., author. 1966. "The man who abandoned his wife: a Pame story."
GIBSON, Lorna F., researcher. Available: 2012; Created: 1945. A Study of Noun Pluralization.
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GIBSON, Lorna F.; OLSON, Anne; OLSON, Donald, authors. 1963. "Four Pame texts."
GIBSON, Lorna, author. 2011. Noun Pluralization in Pame.
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GIBSON, Lorna, author. Available: 2012; Created: 1964. Pame Noun Classes.
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OLSON, Donald, author. 1963. "Spanish loan words in Pame."
OLSON, Donald, researcher. Available: 2012; Created: 1953. The Pames of Santa María Acapulco, SLP.
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