Mazatec, Soyaltepec

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
vmp
Alternate Names
Mazateco de San Miguel Soyaltepec, Mazateco de Temascal, Mazateco del Noreste
Autonym
En naxijen
User Population

27,500 (2000 INALI). Original Soyaltepec variety may only be 900, mostly monolingual. Total Mazatec speakers: 237,000 (2020 INEGI). 1,930 monolinguals.

Location

Oaxaca state: Tuxtepec district, Soyaltepec municipality, San Miguel Soyaltepec, Santa María Jacatepec and Soyaltepec island.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Popolocan-Zapotecan, Popolocan, Mazatec
Dialects

None known. 5% intelligibility of Chiquihuitlán [maq].

Language Use

Used by all. Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mazatec, Soyaltepec
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Dam built in 1954, resulted in many other Mazatec varieties moving into the municipality. Soyaltepec Island has the least mixture.