Me’phaa, Acatepec
A language of Mexico
| Population | 54,000 (2007 SIL). 15,000 monolinguals. |
| Region | Guerrero, southwest of Tlapa de Comonfort. Larger towns include Acatepec Municipality: Acatepec, Apetzuca, Barranca Pobre, Llano Grande, Mezcaltepec, Tres Cruces, Caxitepec, Xilotlancingo, El Fuereño, Escalería Zapata; Ayutla Municipality: El Salto, El Timbre, Barranca Tecoani, Acalmani. |
| Language map |
Western Central Mexico, reference number 88 |
| Alternate names | Me’pa, Me’pa Wí’ìn, Me’phaa, Western Tlapanec |
| Dialects | Acatepec, Zapotitlán Tablas, Platanillo. 83% intelligibility with Malinaltepec [tcf], 79% with Tlacoapa [tpl]. |
| Classification | Oto-Manguean, Subtiaba-Tlapanecan |
| Language use | Many bilingual school teachers from Malinaltepec. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Primary schools in most towns, secondary schools in major centers. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
BLACK, Cheryl A., author. 2005. "An autosegmental analysis of Meˀphaa (Tlapanec) noun inflection."
MARLETT, Stephen A.; NERI REMIGIO, Placido, authors. 2012. Me'paa de Acatepec.
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