Guerrero Amuzgo language

Amuzgo Guerrero
Ñomndaa
Spoken in Mexico
Region Guerrero
Native speakers 23,000  (date missing)
Language family
Oto-Manguean
Language codes
ISO 639-3 amu

The Amuzgo Guerrero language is an Amuzgo language spoken in southwest Guerrero state in Mexico.[1]

Statistics and history

There are 23,000 speakers, 10,000 that are monolingual. It is also known as Nomndaa or Ñomndaa.[1] It belongs to the Oto-Manguean language family and the Amuzgoan subfamily.[1] The use of the language is widespread and it is learned as a second language by Spanish and Nahuatl speakers living with the Guerrero speakers.[1]

There is a positive cultural affinity toward the tongue and it is used in business, religion, and taught bilingually with Spanish until 6th grade.[1] 10% of adults and 15% of children are literate in Amuzgo Guerrero.[1] There are media such as videos, a dictionary and radio broadcasts in the language that propagate its use.[1]

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