Alternate Names: San Bartolomé Venustiano Carranza Tzotzil, Tsotsil
Dialects: Chamula Tzotzil, Chenalho Tzotzil (San Miguel Mitontic, San Pablo Chalchihuitan, San Pedro Chenalhó, Santa Catarina Pantelho), Huixtán Tzotzil (Angel Albino Corzo, Huixtán, La Concordia, Villa Corzo), San Andrés Larrainzar Tzotzil, Zinacantán Tzotzil. 66% intelligibility of Chenalhó Tzotzil, 65% of Zinacantán, 57% of Chamula, 56% of Huixtán; Chenalho variety partial intelligibility of San Andrés Larrainzar.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 235,000 (2000 INALI).
Language Use: Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Taught in primary and secondary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1997–2001.
Typology: SVO or VOS; short and long words, affixes; nontonal.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Mexico