Tepehuan, Northern
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A language of Mexico
Alternate Names
O’otham, Tepehuán del Norte
Autonym
Oodamicʌdʌ
User Population
9,860 (2020 INEGI).
Location
Chihuahua state: Baborigame area; Sinaloa state: Choix municipality, border area.
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Language Status
5* (Developing).
Typology
VSO; long words, affixes, clitics; tonal.
Language Use
Some also use a Tarahumara variety.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 25%. Literacy rate in L2: 35%. NT: 1982.