Data collected by the Latin Union, engaged to promote the cultural heritages of their 37 member states.

Data on Chatino:

Alternative names: Cha’tnio, Cha’tña, Tasa’jnya, Cha’tñan

Classification: Oto–Manguean language family, Zapotecan language

Area: Oaxaca, Mexico

Number of speakers: 40 722 (INALI data)

Language status: No official status.

Vitality & transmission: Considered “endangered” by UNESCO.

Sources & additional bibliography:

Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas – INALI (2005), Catálogo de lenguas indígenas mexicanas: Cartografía contemporánea de sus asentamientos históricos

SIL webpage on Zapotecan languages