Huave, San Mateo del Mar

A language of Mexico

ISO 639: huv
Alternate Names: Huave del Oeste
Autonym: Ombeayiüts
Population: 11,000 (2005 census). Total Huave speakers: 18,800 (2020 INEGI). 1,550 monolinguals.
Location:: Oaxaca state: San Mateo del Mar; southeast coast.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Huavean
Dialects: None known. Very limited intelligibility of other Huave varieties; 88% of San Dionisio del Mar [hve].
Typology: SVO; short words, affixes; nontonal.
Language Use: Used by all. Most also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 60%. Literacy rate in L2: 40%. Literature. Dictionary. Texts. NT: 1972–1996.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Huave, San Mateo del Mar
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Legend says they came from Central America.

Location: Oaxaca state: San Mateo del Mar; southeast coast.