Pame, Northern
A language of Mexico
| Population | 5,620 (2000). |
| Region | San Luis Potosí, Ciudad del Maíz, Alaquines, Tamasopo, Rayón Municipalities. |
| Language map |
Mexico, reference number 31 |
| Alternate names | Pame del Norte, Xi’iuy |
| Dialects | 10%–15% intelligibility with Santa María Acapulco; 87% intelligibility with Alaquines by La Palma. |
| Classification | Oto-Manguean, Otopamean, Pamean |
| Language use | Also use some Spanish. |
| Language development | Dictionary. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | 2 to 6 years of primary school in the 2 towns. SVO, pitch-accent. Agriculturalists: banana. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
Anonymous. 2011. North Pame Verb Paradigms.
Anonymous. 2011. Pedagogical Grammar.
BARTHOLOMEW, Doris, researcher. 2011. Pame Comparative Vocabulary pmq.
BERTHIAUME, Scott C., author. 2000. Nasalization in Northern Pame.
BERTHIAUME, Scott C., author. 2003. A phonological grammar of Northern Pame.
BERTHIAUME, Scott Charles, author. 2012. A Phonological Grammar of Northern Pame.
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OLSON, Donald, other. 2011. Types of Alternation in Pame Stems.
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OLSON, Donald, other. Available: 2011; Created: 1954. Person-Aspect Morphemes of Pame Verbs.
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OLSON, Donald, researcher. 2011. A New Rope.
OLSON, Donald, researcher. Available: 2011; Created: 1951. Fifty Pame Imperatives.
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OLSON, Donald, researcher. Available: 2011; Created: 1952. Person-Tense Indicators of Class I Verbs in Pame.
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