Alternate Names: Ayuk, Mixe alto del norte, Northwestern Mixe
Dialects: Most distinct Mixe variety. 89% intelligibility of Acatepec Me’phaa ,, 79% of Olotepec dialect of North Central Mixe ,, 72% of Tlahuitoltepec ,, 70% of Mixistlán dialect of North Central Mixe ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 5,470 (2000 INALI). 870 monolinguals.
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Some also speak a Zapotec or Chinantec variety in Chinantequilla.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. Dictionary. NT: 1989–2009.
Typology: SOV; long words, affixes, clitics; nontonal.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Mexico
Other Comments: Christian.