Subtiaba

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A language of Nicaragua

ISO 639-3
sut
Alternate Names
Subtiava
User Population

No known L1 speakers. The last speaker probably died in the 1920s (Bright 1990). Ethnic population: 20,000 (2005 census).

Location

León department: Pacific slope.

Language Status

9 (Dormant).

Classification
Otomanguean, Western Otomanguean, Tlapanec-Manguean, Tlapanec-Subtiaba
Language Use

Shifted to Spanish [spa].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Subtiaba
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Few traits of pre-conquest culture remain.