Pame, Central

PBS

vigorous

Alternate Names: Chichimeca, Pame de Santa María Acapulco, Pame del Centro, Southern Pame, Xi’oi

Genealogy:

Otomanguean
Western Otomanguean
Oto-Pame-Chinantecan
Oto-Pamean
Pame

Demographics: 4,350 (1990 census). There are monolingual Pame speaking children in about 30 villages.

Language Use: All ages. Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development: Bible portions: 1953–1998.

Typology: SVO; complex morphology; pitch-accent.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Mexico