Alternate Names: Mazahua de oriente
Dialects: Atlacomulco-Temascalcingo, San Miguel Tenoxtitlán, Santa María Citendejé-Banos. The Atlacomulco-Temascalcingo dialect uses different kinship terms, has phonological differences, grammatical variation among towns. 85%–100% intelligibility among dialects.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 74,000 (2000 INALI).
Language Use: All ages. Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 35%. NT: 1970–2007.
Typology: VSO, (usually VS or VO); short words, affixes, clitics; tonal.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Mexico
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.