Chiltepec-Tlacoatzintepec Chinantec

Chiltepec-Tlacoatzintepec Chinantec is a Chinantecan language of Mexico, spoken in northern Oaxaca in the towns of San José Chiltepec, San Juan Bautista Tlacoatzintepec, San Pedro Alianza, Santiago Quetzalapa, and San Juan Zapotitlán. The two principal varieties, Chinantec and Tlacoatzintepec, have marginal mutual intelligibility. They are close to Sochiapan Chinantec.

Chiltepec-Tlacoatzintepec Chinantec
Native toMexico
RegionOaxaca
EthnicityChinantecs
Native speakers
1,800? (2000)
Oto-Mangue
  • Western Oto-Mangue
    • Oto-Pame–Chinantecan
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
csa  Chiltepec Chinantec
ctl  Tlacoatzintepec Chinantec
Glottologtlac1238
ELPNorthwestern Chinantec
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