Alternate Names: Chatino Occidental Alto, Northern Chatino
Dialects: Some dialect difference in Santa María Tlapanalquiahuitl area. One of the most isolated and conservative groups in Oaxaca.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 8,490 (2000 INALI). 2,000 monolinguals.
Language Use: All ages. Used as L2 by Western Highland Chatino [ctp].
Language Development: Videos.
Typology: SVO; long words, affixes; tonal.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Mexico
Other Comments: Economically marginal.