VMZ ISO 639-3
Mazatec, Mazatlán
Ienra naxinandana nnandia Autonym
A language of Mexico
- ISO 639
- vmz
- Alternate Names
- Mazateco de Mazatlán Villa de Flores, Mazateco del Suroeste, ꞌíénná
- Autonym
- Ienra naxinandana nnandia
- Population
- 12,000 (2000 INALI). Total Mazatec speakers: 237,000 (2020 INEGI). 1,440 monolinguals.
- Location:
- Oaxaca state: Teotitlán district, Mazatlán Villa de Flores in 32 towns and villages; Distrito Federal.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Popolocan-Zapotecan, Popolocan, Mazatec
- Dialects
- None known. 80% intelligibility of San Jerónimo Tecóatl [maa], 78% of Huautla [mau], 16% of Jalapa de Díaz [maj], 8% of Chiquihuitlán [maq].
- Language Use
- Used by all.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Mazatec, Mazatlán
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Every village has primary school; some have secondary schools.
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Location: Oaxaca state: Teotitlán district, Mazatlán Villa de Flores in 32 towns and villages; Distrito Federal.
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