Sierra Chinantec

Facts

  • Language: Sierra Chinantec
  • Alternate names: jmiih dzä mo', Chinanteco de la Sierra, Valle Nacional Chinantec, Quiotepec Chinantec, Comaltepec Chinantec
  • Language code: chq, cco, cvn
  • Language family: Otomanguean; Chinantecan (SIL classification)
  • Number of speakers: 10,440
  • Vulnerability: Vulnerable
  • Script:

More information:

    Some sources list up to 14 different Chinantec languages. According to the most recent and accurate sources available, there are 11 different Chinantec languages, with 20 different dialects. (INALI 2009)