Mixtec, San Juan Teita

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ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Mixteco de San Juan Teita, Teita Mixtec

Population

330 (2000 INALI). 35 monolinguals.

Location

Oaxaca, Tlaxiaco district, southeast of Tlaxiaco, San Juan Teita town.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Language Use

Most prefer Mixtec for family and informal usage. Mainly older teens and adults. Positive attitudes. Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: Possibly 40% in Spanish. Bilingual primary school. Bible portions: 1998.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].