Mocho

MHC

moribund

Alternate Names: Motocintleco, Motozintleco, Qato’k

Dialects: Motozintleco, Tuzanteco (Muchu’). Not intelligible of Mam varieties (1973 SIL). Tuzanteco and Mocho are 2 distinct dialects of the same language (1967 T. Kaufman).

Genealogy:

Mayan
Yucatecan-Core Mayan
Q’anjob’alan-Chujean
Q’anjob’alan

Demographics: 140 (2000 INALI). 4 monolinguals.

Language Use: Home only. Mainly older adults. Also use Spanish [spa].

Writing System: Unwritten

Nation of Origin: Mexico