Tepehuan, Southeastern

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
stp
Alternate Names
Tepehuano, Tepehuán del Sureste
Autonym
O’dam
User Population

10,600 (2005 census).

Location

Durango state: Mezquital municipality, Santa María Ocotán; Nayarit state: some in northeast.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Pimic, Tepehuan
Dialects

None known. 78% intelligibility of Southwestern Tepehuan [tla].

Typology

VSO, VOS; long words, affixes, clitics; nontonal.

Language Use

Vigorous. Learned by Durango Nahuatl [azn] speakers due to intermarriage. Their children usually speak both languages. All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Spanish [spa]. Used as L2 by Eastern Durango Nahuatl [azd].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 15%–20%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2008.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tepehuan, Southeastern
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Santa María Ocotán is cultural and religious center. Migrate to the Pacific coast for temporary labor in the spring. Christian, traditional religion.