MAZ ISO 639-3
Mazahua, Central
Jnatrjo Autonym
A language of Mexico
- ISO 639
- maz
- Alternate Names
- Masawa, Mazahua de oriente
- Autonym
- Jnatrjo
- Population
- 74,000 (2000 INALI). Total Mazahua speakers: 154,000 (2020 INEGI).
- Location:
- México state: border area; northwest Michoacán de Ocampo; Queretaro de Arteaga state: southern tip.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Otomanguean, Western Otomanguean, Oto-Pame-Chinantecan, Oto-Pamean, Mazahua
- Dialects
- Atlacomulco-Temascalcingo, Santa María Citendejé-Banos, San Miguel Tenoxtitlán. The Atlacomulco-Temascalcingo dialect uses different kinship terms, has phonological differences, grammatical variation among towns. 85%–100% intelligibility among dialects.
- Typology
- VSO, (usually VS or VO); short words, affixes, clitics; tonal.
- Language Use
- Used by all. Also use Spanish [spa].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: 35%. Dictionary. NT: 1970–2007.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Mazahua, Central
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion, Christian.
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Location: México state: border area; northwest Michoacán de Ocampo; Queretaro de Arteaga state: southern tip.
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