Alternate Names: Mixteco de Tezoatlán de Segura y Luna
Dialects: None known. Those in each town speak a bit differently. 70%–80% intelligibility of Silacayoapan ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 5,080 (2005 census). 670 monolinguals.
Language Use: Almost all speak Mixtec to their children, except in 2 towns where Spanish [spa] is mostly used. All domains, mostly oral; written use in church. All ages. Neutral attitudes. A few also use English [eng]. Youth also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Because of different efforts by SIL, government officials and Mixtec organizations, more people are learning to read and write Mixtec. Poetry. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2006.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Mexico
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.