Totonac, Coyutla

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A language of Mexico

Alternate Names
Totonaco, Totonaco Central del Sur, Totonaco de Coyutla
Autonym
Tutunakú
User Population

48,100 (2000). Total Totonac speakers: 256,000 (2020 INEGI).

Location

Puebla state: foot of mountains north of Sierra Totonaca and Olintla river; Veracruz state: border areas noth and south.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Dialects

Cerro Grande Totonac. Reportedly most similar to Highland Totonac [tos] with many similarities to Papantla [top].

Language Use

Used as L2 by Filomena Mata-Coahuitlán Totonac [tlp].

Language Development

NT: 1987–2006.

Writing

Latin script [Latn].