Huave, San Mateo del Mar
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A language of Mexico
Alternate Names
Huave del Oeste
Autonym
Ombeayiüts
User Population
11,000 (2005 census). Total Huave speakers: 18,800 (2020 INEGI). 1,550 monolinguals.
Location
Oaxaca state: San Mateo del Mar; southeast coast.
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Language Status
5 (Developing).
Dialects
None known. Very limited intelligibility of other Huave varieties; 88% of San Dionisio del Mar [hve].
Typology
SVO; short words, affixes; nontonal.
Language Use
Used by all. Most also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 60%. Literacy rate in L2: 40%. Literature. Dictionary. Texts. NT: 1972–1996.
Legend says they came from Central America.