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Chatino, Western Highland

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3: ctp

Population	12,000 (2000 SIL). 6,000 monolinguals (1990 census).
Region	Southwest Oaxaca, Juquila District, Panixtlahuaca, San Juan Quiahije, Yaitepec towns; Ixtapan, Tepenixtelahuaca, Ixpantepec, Amialtepec villages; some rancherías.
Language map	Southern Central Mexico, reference number 268
Alternate names	Cha’t-An, Chatino de la Zona Alta Occidental, Sierra Occidental Chatino
Dialects	Panixtlahuaca Chatino, San Juan Quiahije Chatino, Yaitepec Chatino. 71% intelligibility with Yaitepec dialect, 66% with Nopala [cya], 46% with Zacatepec [ctz], 32% with Tataltepec [cta]; Yaitepec dialect has 80% intelligibility with Nopala, 78% with Panixtlahuaca dialect, 20% with Tataltepec.
Classification	Oto-Manguean, Zapotecan, Chatino
Language use	Vigorous. Used by 1 or 2 speakers of other languages. All domains. Oral use in local administration, commerce, religious services, some in primary and secondary education. All ages. Positive attitude. Yaitepec one of most monolingual Chatino towns. 10 also use English, 10 to 20 also use Tataltepec Chatino or Zenzontepec Chatino [czn].
Language development	500 readers, 50 can write. Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1992.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Some annual migration to work in coastal coffee growing areas. VSO; short words, affixes, clitics; tonal. Swidden agriculturalists: coffee culture, lumbermen; animal husbandry: cattle. Traditional religion, syncretism, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Berthiaume, Scott C. 2000. Review of: Chatino de la Zona Alta, Oaxaca, by Leslie Pride and Kitty Pride.

Pride, Kitty and Leslie Pride, compilers. 2004. Diccionario chatino de la Zona Alta: Panixtlahuaca, Oaxaca y otros pueblos.

Pride, Kitty. 1965. Chatino syntax.  

Pride, Leslie and Kitty Pride. 1997. Chatino de la zona Alta, Oaxaca.

Upson, B. W. and Robert E. Longacre. 1965. "Proto-Chatino phonology."

Upson, Jessamine. 1956. "Some Chatino riddles analyzed."

Upson, Jessamine. 1960. "A preliminary structure of Chatino."

Upson, Jessamine. 1968. "Chatino length and tone."

Vernacular Publications

Chcuiinʼ quityi chaʼtñan. 1985.

Cuentu ʼin sca neʼ cula nu ndiʼin tucua sñiʼ (Cuento de una viejecita y sus dos hijos: Cuento tradicional de Panixtlahuaca en chatino y en español). 1989.

Cuentu ʼin tyu toma. 1989.

Leemos y escribimos en chatino de la región de Panixtlahuaca. 1988.

Nchka 'in ne' ña'an ne' lo kityi cha'tñan. 2004.