Alternate Names: Nomndaa, Ñomndaa
Dialects: Amuzgo del Norte, Amuzgo del Sur. Most towns in Guerrero understand the Amuzgo spoken in Xochistlahuaca (Amuzgo del Norte). Huixtepec is a Guerrero town but has various dialectical differences (Amuzgo del Sur).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 30,600 (2000 INALI). 19,900 Amuzgo del Norte speakers, 12,700 Amuzgo del Sur speakers (2000 INALI). 10,000 monolinguals (1990 census). L2 users: Learned by Spanish, Nahuatl, and Mixtecs living among them.
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains: some local adminstration, business. All ages. Positive attitudes. Spanish [spa] proficiency increases with education.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 10% adults, 15% children. Literacy rate in L2: 30% adults; 80% children. 5,000 readers, 500 can write. Bilingual school system grades 1 to 6. Poetry. Radio programs. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1973–2001.
Typology: VSO; short word, affixes, clitics; tonal.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Mexico
Other Comments: Many youth leave the area to find work. Christian.