Otomi, Temoaya

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A language of Mexico

Alternate Names
Otomi of San Andrés Cuexcontitlan, Toluca Otomi
Autonym
Ñatho
User Population

37,000 (1990 census). Total Otomí speakers: 299,000 (2020 INEGI). 850 monolinguals.

Location

México state: Temoyaya municipality, Enthavi, Jiquipilco el Viejo, San Pedro Abajo, San Pedro Arriba, Solalpan. 16 communities.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Typology

VOS; short words, affixes, clitics; tonal.

Language Use

Adults only. Shifting to Spanish [spa].

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.