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Mazatec, Soyaltepec

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3: vmp

Population	27,600 (2005). 7% monolinguals. Original Soyaltepec variety may only be 900, mostly monolingual.
Region	Oaxaca, northwest Tuxtepec District, part of Soyaltepec Municipio, Santa María Jacatepec and San Miguel Soyaltepec towns, Soyaltepec Island.
Language map	Southern Central Mexico, reference number 161
Alternate names	Mazateco de San Miguel Soyaltepec, Mazateco de Temascal
Dialects	5% intelligibility with Chiquihuitlán [maq]. Separate language from other Mazatec.
Classification	Oto-Manguean, Popolocan, Mazatecan
Language use	Also use Spanish.
Language development	Bilingual primary and secondary school on the Island.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Description of phonology, tone, primers. Dam built in 1954, resulting in minicipality having many other Mazatec varieties. Soyaltepec Island has the least mixture. Agriculturalists: maize, beans, bananas, squash; fishermen; embroidery.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BEAL, Heather D., author. 2011. The Segments and Tones of Soyaltepec Mazatec.  

GUDSCHINSKY, Sarah Caroline, author. 1956. Proto-Mazatec structure.

PIKE, Eunice V., author. 1956. "Tonally differentiated allomorphs in Soyaltepec Mazatec."