Mazatec, Ixcatlán

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
mzi
Alternate Names
Mazateco de Presa Bajo, Mazateco de San Pedro Ixcatlán
Autonym
En ningotsie
User Population

8,590 (2000 INALI). Total Mazatec speakers: 237,000 (2020 INEGI). 1,980 monolinguals.

Location

Oaxaca state: Chichicazapa, Nuevo Ixcatlán, and San Pedro Ixcatlán.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Popolocan-Zapotecan, Popolocan, Mazatec
Dialects

None known. 76% intelligibility of Huautla [mau] (most similar). Different from Ixcatec [ixc]. Lexical similarity: 78% with Huautla [mau], 86% with San Mateo Eloxochitlán [mau], 85% with San Miguel Hualtepec and Soyaltepec [vmp], 82% with Jalapa de Díaz [maj].

Language Use

Used by all. Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development

NT: 2015.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mazatec, Ixcatlán
Writing

Latin script [Latn].