CTE ISO 639-3
Chinantec, Tepinapa
Jujmi Autonym
A language of Mexico
- ISO 639
- cte
- Alternate Names
- Chinanteco del Sureste Medio
- Autonym
- Jujmi
- Population
- 11,800 (2000 INALI). Total Chinantec speakers: 144,000 (2020 INEGI). 1,500 monolinguals.
- Location:
- Oaxaca state: Choapan district, San Juan Petlapa municipality, San Juan Toavela, Santa Isabel Cajonos and Santa María Lovani; Santiago Jocotepec municipality, Linda Vista, San Pedro Tepinapa Comunal (locally known as Monte de Oro), and San Pedro Tepinapa Ejidal.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Otomanguean, Western Otomanguean, Oto-Pame-Chinantecan, Chinantecan
- Dialects
- None known. 87%–68% intelligibility of Lalana [cnl], 24% of Lealao [cle], 23% of Ozumacín [chz].
- Language Use
- Vigorous. Used by all. Many also use Spanish [spa].
- Language Development
- Taught in primary and secondary schools.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Chinantec, Tepinapa
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- All villages have less than 6 grades of primary school. Tepinapa Ejidal has 3 years of secondary school.
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Location: Oaxaca state: Choapan district, San Juan Petlapa municipality, San Juan Toavela, Santa Isabel Cajonos and Santa María Lovani; Santiago Jocotepec municipality, Linda Vista, San Pedro Tepinapa Comunal (locally known as Monte de Oro), and San Pedro Tepinapa Ejidal.
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