Me’phaa, Azoyú | Ethnologue

A language of Mexico

ISO 639: tpc
Alternate Names: Azoyú Tlapanec, Me’phaa, Mè’phàà, Tlapaneco de Azoyú, Tlapaneco del Sur
Autonym: Mè’pháà Tsìndíì
Population: 590 (2000 INALI). Total Tlapaneco (Me’phaa) speakers: 147,000 (2020 INEGI).
Location:: Guerrero state: Azoyú municipality, Macahuite, Maxmadí, Toxnene, and Zapotitlán de la Fuente.
Language Status: 8a (Moribund).
Classification: Otomanguean, Western Otomanguean, Tlapanec-Manguean, Tlapanec-Subtiaba, Tlapanec
Dialects: None known. Speakers define 9 varieties of Me’phaa, of which Azoya Me’phaa is one. Reportedly most similar to Subtiaba [sut] of Nicaragua (no remaining speakers).
Language Use: Older adults only. Neutral attitudes. Shifted to Spanish [spa].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Me’phaa, Azoyú
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Speakers are often reluctant to admit they speak Me’phaa.

Location: Guerrero state: Azoyú municipality, Macahuite, Maxmadí, Toxnene, and Zapotitlán de la Fuente.