PBS ISO 639-3
Pame, Central
Xi’oi Autonym
A language of Mexico
- ISO 639
- pbs
- Alternate Names
- Chichimeca, Pame de Santa María Acapulco, Pame del Centro, Southern Pame
- Autonym
- Xi’oi
- Population
- 7,370 (2000 INALI). Total Pame speakers: 11,900 (2020 INEGI). There are monolingual Pame speaking children in about 30 villages.
- Location:
- El Madrono area, Queretaro de Arteaga; San Luis Potosí state: Lagunillas, Santa Catarina, and Santa María Acapulco.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Otomanguean, Western Otomanguean, Oto-Pame-Chinantecan, Oto-Pamean, Pame
- Typology
- SVO; complex morphology; pitch-accent.
- Language Use
- Used by all. Also use Spanish [spa].
- Language Development
- Bible portions: 1953–1998.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Pame, Central
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
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Location: El Madrono area, Queretaro de Arteaga; San Luis Potosí state: Lagunillas, Santa Catarina, and Santa María Acapulco.
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