Chinantec, Tepinapa

A language of Mexico

Chinanteco del Sureste Medio

Jujmi

11,800 (2000 INALI). Total Chinantec speakers: 144,000 (2020 INEGI). 1,500 monolinguals.

Oaxaca state: Choapan district, San Juan Petlapa municipality, San Juan Toavela, Santa Isabel Cajonos and Santa María Lovani; Santiago Jocotepec municipality, Linda Vista, San Pedro Tepinapa Comunal (locally known as Monte de Oro), and San Pedro Tepinapa Ejidal.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Otomanguean, Western Otomanguean, Oto-Pame-Chinantecan, Chinantecan

Dialects

None known. 87%–68% intelligibility of Lalana [cnl], 24% of Lealao [cle], 23% of Ozumacín [chz].

Language Use

Vigorous. Used by all. Many also use Spanish [spa].

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Chinantec, Tepinapa

Writing

Latin script [Latn].