Mixtec, Chazumba
A language of Mexico
| Population | 2,480 (1995 census). 32 monolinguals. |
| Region | Oaxaca, near to Puebla border. Santiago Chazumba has largest group. Some in San Pedro y San Pablo Tequixtepec (in Oaxaca), Zapotitlán, Petlalcingo, and Totoltepec de Guerrero (in Puebla) villages. |
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Southern Central Mexico, reference number 152 |
| Alternate names | Mixteco de Chazumba, Northern Oaxaca Mixtec |
| Dialects | 65% inherent intelligibility with Xayacatlán, 53% with Cacaloxtepec [miu], 24% with Chigmecatitlán [mii], 19% with Cuyamecalco [xtu] (Coatzospan). |
| Classification | Oto-Manguean, Mixtecan, Mixtec-Cuicatec, Mixtec |
| Language use | 75% scattered over a large area, with most villages having fewer than 15% able to speak Mixtec. A large percentage of each village have shifted to Spanish. Mainly older adults. |
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