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Tzotzil, Chenalhó

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3tze
This ISO 639-3 code has been retired after the publication of Ethnologue, 16th edition. For more information, see the code change history documentation.

Population  35,000 (1990 census).
Region  Chiapas, Chenalhó region.
Language map  Eastern Central Mexico, reference number 126
Alternate names   Chenaló
Dialects  San Pedro Chenalhó, San Pablo Chalchihuitan, Santa Catarina Pantelho, San Miguel Mitontic. Partially intelligible with San Andrés Larrainzar Chamula [tzs].
Classification  Mayan, Cholan-Tzeltalan, Tzeltalan
Language development  Bible: 1997.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  SVO or VOS; short and long words, affixes; nontonal. Swidden agriculturalists.