Jalapa Mazatec
Mazatecan language of Oaxaca, Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jalapa Mazatec is a Mazatecan language. An estimate from 1990 suggested it was spoken by 15,000 people, one-third of whom are monolingual, in 13 villages in the vicinity of the town of San Felipe Jalapa de Díaz in the Tuxtepec District of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. A 2016 study, published in 2019, estimated the Mazatec dialects to have 220,000 speakers.[2] Egland (1978) found 73% intelligibility with Huautla, the prestige variety of Mazatec.[1] Literacy in Jalapa is taught alongside Spanish in local schools.
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Jalapa Mazatec | |
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Ndaxjò | |
Native to | Oaxaca, Mexico |
Region | San Felipe Jalapa de Díaz |
Native speakers | 18,000 (2000)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | maj |
Glottolog | jala1237 |
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