Alternate Names: Tepehuán del Sureste, Tepehuano
Dialects: None known. 78% intelligibility of Southwestern Tepehuan ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 10,600 (2005 census).
Language Use: Vigorous. Learned by Durango Nahuatl [azn] speakers due to intermarriage. Their children usually speak both languages. All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Spanish [spa]. Used as L2 by Eastern Durango Nahuatl [azd].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 15%–20%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. Taught in primary schools. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2008.
Typology: VSO, VOS; long words, affixes, clitics; nontonal.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Mexico
Other Comments: Migrate to the Pacific coast for temporary labor in the spring. Christian, traditional religion.