Huave, San Dionisio del Mar

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
hve
Alternate Names
Huave del Este
Autonym
Ombeyajts
User Population

2,550 (2005 census). Total Huave speakers: 18,800 (2020 INEGI).

Location

Oaxaca state: Juchitán district, San Dionisio del Mar; southeast coast.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Huavean
Dialects

None known. 98% intelligibility of Santa María del Mar Huave [hvv], 88% of San Mateo del Mar Huave [huv].

Typology

Nontonal.

Language Use

Shifting to Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Huave, San Dionisio del Mar
Writing

Latin script [Latn].