Tepehuan, Southeastern

A language of Mexico

ISO 639: stp
Alternate Names: Tepehuano, Tepehuán del Sureste
Autonym: O’dam
Population: 10,600 (2005 census).
Location:: Durango state: Mezquital municipality, Santa María Ocotán; Nayarit state: some in northeast.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Pimic, Tepehuan
Dialects: None known. 78% intelligibility of Southwestern Tepehuan [tla].
Typology: VSO, VOS; long words, affixes, clitics; nontonal.
Language Use: Vigorous. Learned by Durango Nahuatl [azn] speakers due to intermarriage. Their children usually speak both languages. All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Spanish [spa]. Used as L2 by Eastern Durango Nahuatl [azd].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 15%–20%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. Taught in primary schools. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2008.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Tepehuan, Southeastern
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Santa María Ocotán is cultural and religious center. Migrate to the Pacific coast for temporary labor in the spring. Christian, traditional religion.

Location: Durango state: Mezquital municipality, Santa María Ocotán; Nayarit state: some in northeast.