Tepehuán language
Uto-Aztecan language spoken in Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Tepehua languages.
Tepehuán (Tepehuano) is the name of three closely related languages of the Piman branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family, all spoken in northern Mexico. The language is called O'otham by its speakers.
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Tepehuán | |
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O'otham | |
Native to | Mexico |
Region | Chihuahua, Durango |
Ethnicity | Tepehuán |
Native speakers | 55,000 (2020 census)[1] |
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ISO 639-3 | Variously:ntp – Northern Tepehuánstp – Southeastern Tepehuántla – Southwestern Tepehuántep – Tepecano |
Glottolog | tepe1281 |
Northern Tepehuán is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Southwestern Tepehuán is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger |
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