(documentation SantaMariaDelMarHuaveLanguage EnglishLanguage "The SantaMariaDelMarHuaveLanguage is a HuaveanLanguage of Mexico. SIL code: HVV. ISO 639-2: nai. Population: 500 speakers in 100 families (1993 G. Stairs SIL). Region: Southeastern coast, Oaxaca, Santa Maria del Mar. Comments: Very limited intelligibility of other Huave, although closest to San Dionisio. Bilingualism in Spanish. Children learn Spanish first, but learn Huave by adulthood, because adults speak Huave. Investigation needed: bilingual proficiency in Spanish. Nontonal. Desert. Coastal. Fishermen. 0 to 60 meters.(extract from http:/ / www.ethnologue.com/ )") |
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