Alternate Names: Chinanteco del oeste, Sochiapan Chinantec
Dialects: None known. 66% intelligibility of Tlacoatzintepec , (most similar), 56% of Chiltepec ,, 45% of Usila ,, 11% of Tepetotutla ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 3,590 (2000 INALI). 730 monolinguals (1990 census). Ethnic population: 6,300.
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. 10 to 20 also use some English [eng].
Language Development: 20% can read, 10% can write–all in San Pedro Sochiapam. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1986.
Typology: VSO; short words, affixes, clitics; tonal.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Mexico
Other Comments: Self-name is tsá2 há2lí13–people (where) wild flowers (grow). Transients go to Mexico City to work as maids, gardeners, or laborers, but the majority return and settle down in the villages. Christian, traditional religion.