The AcatepecTlapanecoLanguage is a SubtiabaTlapanecLanguage of Mexico. SIL code: TPX. ISO 639-2: nai. Population: 33,000 including over 10,000 monolinguals (1994 SIL). Region: Acatepec, Guerrero, Zapotitlan Tablas Municipio: Huitzapula, Ayotoxtla, Excalerilla, Huiztlatzala, Acatepec Municipio: Acatepec, Apetzuca, Tenamazapa, Barranca Pobre, Mezcalapa, Metlapilapa, Tres Cruces, El Salto, Zochitepec, Caxitepec, Platanillo municipio: Nanzintla, Teocuitlapa. Alternate names: WESTERN TLAPANEC, ME'PHAA. Dialects: ACATEPEC, ZAPOTITLAN TABLAS, PLATANILLO. Comments: 83% intelligibility of Malinaltepec, 79% of Tlacoapa. Many bilingual school teachers from Malinaltepec. Primary schools in most villages, secondary schools in major centers. Investigation needed: intelligibility with dialects. Mountain slope. Swidden agriculturalists. 5,000 to 6,000 feet.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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