Guerrero Amuzgo language
The Guerrero Amuzgo language is an Amuzgo language spoken in southwest Guerrero state in Mexico.[1]
| Guerrero Amuzgo | |
|---|---|
| Ñomndaa | |
| Native to | Mexico |
| Region | Guerrero |
Native speakers | 46,000 (2011)[1] |
Oto-Manguean
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | amu |
| Glottolog | guer1243 |
| ELP | Guerrero Amuzgo |
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]
