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Sierra Totonac language

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Native to
  
Mexico

Writing system
  
Latin

Region
  
Puebla and Veracruz

Native speakers
  
(120,000 cited 1982) plus 48,000 Coyutla (2000)

Language family
  
Totozoquean ? Totonacan Totonac Central Lowland–Sierra Sierra Totonac

ISO 639-3
  
Either: toc – Coyutla Totonac tos – (other varieties)

Sierra Totonac is a native American language complex spoken in Puebla and Veracruz, Mexico. One of the Totonacan languages, it is also known as Highland Totonac. The language is best known through the work of the late Herman “Pedro” Aschmann who produced a small dictionary and several academic articles on the language.

Varieties

The varieties of Sierra Totonac are rather diverse, and specialists tend to consider them distinct languages. They are:

  • Zapotitlán (Zapotitlán de Méndez) Totonac (in Sierra Norte de Puebla)
  • Coyutla Totonac
  • Olintla Totonac
  • Ozelonacaxtla Totonac
  • Huehuetla Totonac
  • Coatepec Totonac†
  • Zapotitlán Totonac is the best known, being the variety described by Aschmann.

    References

    Sierra Totonac language Wikipedia