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AMU ISO 639-3

Amuzgo, Guerrero

Ñomndaa Autonym

A language of Mexico

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Amuzgo de Guerrero, Jñom’ndaa, Nomndaa, Ñonda
Autonym
Ñomndaa
Population
45,900 (2011 UNSD). Total Amuzgo speakers: 59,900 (2020 INEGI). 10,000 monolinguals (1990 census).
Location:
Guerrero state: Xochistlahuaca municipality, Cochoapa, Cozoyoapan, Guadalupe Victoria, Huehuetonoc, Huistepec, Rancho del Cura, Tlacoachistlahuaca, and Zacoalpan. Santa Catarina river separates Guerrero variety from Oaxaca varieties.
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Amuzgo-Mixtecan, Amuzgo
Dialects
Amuzgo del Norte, Amuzgo del Sur. Most towns in Guerrero understand the Amuzgo spoken in Xochistlahuaca (Amuzgo del Norte). Huixtepec is a Guerrero town but has various dialectical differences (Amuzgo del Sur).
Typology
VSO; short word, affixes, clitics; tonal.
Language Use
Vigorous. All domains: some local adminstration, business. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Spanish [spa], becoming more proficient with education.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 10% adults, 15% children. Literacy rate in L2: 30% adults; 80% children. 5,000 readers, 500 can write. Bilingual school system grades 1 to 6. Literature. Radio. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1973–2001.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Amuzgo, Guerrero
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Many youth leave the area to find work. Christian.

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Location: Guerrero state: Xochistlahuaca municipality, Cochoapa, Cozoyoapan, Guadalupe Victoria, Huehuetonoc, Huistepec, Rancho del Cura, Tlacoachistlahuaca, and Zacoalpan. Santa Catarina river separates Guerrero variety from Oaxaca varieties.