Mazatec, Ayautla
A language of Mexico
| Population | 3,700 (2005 census). 2,800 monolinguals. |
| Region | Oaxaca, southeast Teotitlán District, San Bartolomé Ayautla. |
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Southern Central Mexico, reference number 167 |
| Dialects | 80% intelligibility with Huautla [mau], 79% with San Miguel Hualtepec, 40% with Soyaltepec [vmp], 37% with Jalapa [maj], 24% with Ixcatlán [mzi]. |
| Classification | Oto-Manguean, Popolocan, Mazatecan |
| Language use | Prestigious. Vigorous. All domains. All ages. |
| Language development | 40 to 50 readers, very few write. There is a bilingual school. Bible portions: 2004. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists: maize, beans, chili, coffee, vanilla. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Vernacular Publications
Diccionario ilustrado del maíz en el mazateco de San Bartolomé Ayautla. 2003.
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