Alternate Names: Cha’t-An, Chatino Central, Chatino de la Zona Alta Occidental, Sierra Occidental Chatino
Dialects: Panixtlahuaca Chatino, San Juan Quiahije Chatino, Yaitepec Chatino. 71% intelligibility of Yaitepec dialect, 66% of Nopala ,, 46% of Zacatepec ,, 32% of Tataltepec ,; Yaitepec dialect has 80% intelligibility of Nopala, 78% of Panixtlahuaca dialect, 20% of Tataltepec.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 16,000 (2000 INALI). 6,000 monolinguals (1990 census).
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. Oral use in local administration, commerce, religious services, some in primary and secondary education. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng], Tataltepec Chatino [cta], Zenzontepec Chatino [czn].
Language Development: 500 readers, 50 can write. Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1992.
Typology: VSO; short words, affixes, clitics; tonal.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Mexico
Other Comments: Some annual migration to work in coastal coffee growing areas. Traditional religion, Christian.