Chinantec, Valle Nacional

A language of Mexico

ISO 639: cvn
Alternate Names: Chinanteco Central Bajo, Jajmi dzä kï ï’, Jejmei, Jejmi
Population: 440 (2000 INALI). Total Chinantec speakers: 144,000 (2020 INEGI).
Location:: Oaxaca state: San Mateo Yetla in San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Otomanguean, Western Otomanguean, Oto-Pame-Chinantecan, Chinantecan
Dialects: None known. 71% intelligibility of Chiltepec [csa] (most similar), 70% of Palantla [cpa], 53% of Ozumacín [chz], 40% of Tepetotutla [cnt].
Language Use: Shifting to Spanish [spa].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Chinantec, Valle Nacional
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Oaxaca state: San Mateo Yetla in San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional.