Alternate Names: Mazateco de San Antonio Eloxochitlán, Mazateco de San Jerónimo Tecóatl, Mazateco del oeste, Northern Highland Mazatec
Dialects: San Antonio Eloxochitlán Mazatec, San Francisco Huehuetlán Mazatec, San Jerónimo Tecóatl Mazatec, San Lorenzo Cuanecuiltitla Mazatec, San Lucas Zoquiapan Mazatec, San Pedro Ocopetatillo Mazatec, Santa Ana Ateixtlahuaca Mazatec, Santa Cruz Acatepec Mazatec. 76% intelligibility of Huautla , (most similar), 26% of Jalapa ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 18,900 (2000 INALI). 4,000 in state of Puebla. 3,780 monolinguals.
Language Use: All ages. Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Some initiatives to teach Mazatec in primary school. Materials being prepared for adult education in Mazatec. Taught in primary schools. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2012.
Typology: VSO; nouns up to 2 syllables; long verbs, affixes, clitics; tonal.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Mexico