Mocho
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A language of Mexico
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Motocintleco, Motozintleco, Qato’k
Population
110 (2011 UNSD). No monolinguals.
Location
Chiapas state: Motozintla and Tuzantán on Guatemala-Mexico border.
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Language Status
8a (Moribund).
Dialects
Motozintleco, Tuzanteco (Muchu’). Not intelligible of Mam varieties (1973 SIL). Tuzanteco and Mocho are 2 distinct dialects of the same language (1967 T. Kaufman).
Language Use
Home only. Older adults only. Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Resources
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].