Chatino, Zenzontepec

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Chatino Occidental Alto, Northern Chatino

Cha’ jna’a

8,490 (2000 INALI). Total Chatino speakers: 52,100 (2020 INEGI). 2,000 monolinguals.

Oaxaca state: Juquila district, Santa Cruz Zenzontepec and San Jacinto Tlacotepec municipalities, former Santa María Tlapanalquiahuitl municipality.

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6a (Vigorous).

Some dialect difference in Santa María Tlapanalquiahuitl area. One of the most isolated and conservative groups in Oaxaca.

SVO; long words, affixes; tonal.

Used by all. Used as L2 by Western Highland Chatino [ctp].

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Latin script [Latn].

Economically marginal.