Totonac, Highland
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A language of Mexico
Alternate Names
Sierra Totonac, Totonaco Central Alto, Totonaco Central del Sur, Totonaco de la Sierra
Autonym
Totonaco, Tutunakú
User Population
120,000 (1982 SIL). Total Totonac speakers: 256,000 (2020 INEGI).
Location
Veracruz state: Acatlán municipality, southwest of Pozo Rico; Puebla state: Francisco Z. Mena municipaliy.
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Language Status
5* (Developing).
Typology
SVO; long words, affixes, clitics; nontonal.
Language Use
Some also use a Nahuatl language.
Language Development
Dictionary. NT: 1959–2000.