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CNL ISO 639-3

Chinantec, Lalana

Jujmi Autonym

A language of Mexico

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Chinanteco de San Juan Lalana, Chinanteco del Sureste Bajo
Jujmi
10,700 (2000 INALI). Total Chinantec speakers: 144,000 (2020 INEGI). 2,500 monolinguals.
Oaxaca and Veracruz states: border area, Lalana municipality, 25 towns; Jocotepec and Petlapa municipalities.
5 (Developing).
Otomanguean, Western Otomanguean, Oto-Pame-Chinantecan, Chinantecan
None known. 87% intelligibility of Tepinapa [cte] (most similar, but less so in outlying areas), 43% of Ozumacín [chz], 24% of Lealao [cle].
VOS; short words, affixes, clitics; tonal.
Used by all.
Dictionary. Texts. NT: 1974–2012.
OLAC resources in and about Chinantec, Lalana
Latin script [Latn].
Location: Oaxaca and Veracruz states: border area, Lalana municipality, 25 towns; Jocotepec and Petlapa municipalities.