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Papua New Guinea

Mixtec, Alacatlatzala

Alternate names: Highland Guerrero Mixtec, Mixteco de Alacatlatzala, To'on Savi
Scriptures published: Portions (1990--2010)
Literacy: Literacy rate in first language: 5%. Bilingual schools are increasing; sufficient materials are lacking and desire for literacy remains somewhat limited. Dialects are orally intelligible, but differences from town to town make it difficult to use the same written materials. Adaptation of materials needed for 3--4 subdialects
Primary country: Mexico
Region: East Guerrero, southwest to south of Tlapa, Alacatlatzala, Cahuatache, Tenaztalcingo, Jilotepec, Zacatipa, Tototepec, Cuba Libre, San Isidro Labrador, Quiahuitlatlatzala, Xonacatlán, Tepecocatlán, Cuautipa, Ocuapa, and Potoichan towns; Acapulco, Guerrero; Cuautla, Morelos; Culiacán, Sinaloa; San Quintín area, Baja California
Also used in: United States
Religion: Traditional religion, Christian
Livelihood: Peasant agriculturalists
Number of users: 30,000