Alternate Names: Chinanteco de Ayotzintepec, Chinanteco del sureste alto, Juujmii
Dialects: Ayotzintepec. Ozumacín town has slight dialect differences from others. 63% intelligibility of Palantla , (most similar), 22% of Lalana , and Valle Nacional ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 3,140 (2000 INALI). 260 monolinguals (1990 census).
Language Use: Half of parents pass it on to children. Most domains, local administration, commerce, some in religious services. All ages. Negative attitudes. View Chinantec as inferior to Spanish [spa], but continue to use it. 3,500 also use some Spanish [spa]. Also use Palantla Chinantec [cpa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. 15 readers, 4 can write. NT: 2003.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Mexico
Other Comments: Christian.