Chatino, Nopala

CYA

developing

Alternate Names: Chatino Oriental Bajo

Dialects: 59% intelligibility of Panixtlahuaca dialect of Western Highland Chatino ,, 73% of Yaitepec dialect of Western Highland Chatino ,, 13% of Tataltepec Chatino ,.

Genealogy:

Otomanguean
Eastern Otomanguean
Popolocan-Zapotecan
Zapotecan
Chatino

Demographics: 8,940 (2000 INALI). 2,300 monolinguals.

Language Use: All ages. Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development: Dictionary. NT: 2000.

Typology: VSO; short words; affixes, clitics; tonal.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Mexico