CZN ISO 639-3
Chatino, Zenzontepec
Cha’ jna’a Autonym
A language of Mexico
- ISO 639
- czn
- Alternate Names
- Chatino Occidental Alto, Northern Chatino
- Autonym
- Cha’ jna’a
- Population
- 8,490 (2000 INALI). Total Chatino speakers: 52,100 (2020 INEGI). 2,000 monolinguals.
- Location:
- Oaxaca state: Juquila district, Santa Cruz Zenzontepec and San Jacinto Tlacotepec municipalities, former Santa María Tlapanalquiahuitl municipality.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Popolocan-Zapotecan, Zapotecan, Chatino
- Dialects
- Some dialect difference in Santa María Tlapanalquiahuitl area. One of the most isolated and conservative groups in Oaxaca.
- Typology
- SVO; long words, affixes; tonal.
- Language Use
- Used by all. Used as L2 by Western Highland Chatino [ctp].
- Language Development
- Videos. Grammar. Texts.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Chatino, Zenzontepec
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Economically marginal.
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Location: Oaxaca state: Juquila district, Santa Cruz Zenzontepec and San Jacinto Tlacotepec municipalities, former Santa María Tlapanalquiahuitl municipality.
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