Alternate Names: Eastern Otomi, Otomí de Huehuetla, Otomí de la Sierra, Otomi de la Sierra Madre Oriental, Otomi de la Sierra Oriental, Otomí del Oriente, Sierra Oriental Otomi, Yuhu
Dialects: None known. 81% intelligibility of Tenango , (most similar), 51% of Mezquital ,, 70%–79% of Texcatepec ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 49,300 (2007). 4,700 monolinguals.
Language Use: Indigenous teachers teach L1 literacy. Positive attitudes. Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 40%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1974–2009.
Typology: VOS; short words, affixes, clitics; tonal.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Mexico
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.