Tepehuan, Southwestern

A language of Mexico

ISO 639: tla
Alternate Names: Tepehuán del Suroeste
Population: 8,700 (2005 census).
Location:: Durango state: Lajas, Taxicaringa, and Teneraca; Nayarit state: Huajicori municipality.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Uto-Aztecan, Southern Uto-Aztecan, Pimic, Tepehuan
Dialects: None known. 55% intelligibility of Southeastern Tepehuan [stp].
Language Use: Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Tepehuan, Southwestern
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Traditional religion.

Location: Durango state: Lajas, Taxicaringa, and Teneraca; Nayarit state: Huajicori municipality.