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Tepehua
Tepehua
Hamasipini
Region	Mexico: Puebla, Veracruz, Hidalgo
Ethnicity	Tepehua
Native speakers	9,000 (2020 census)
Language family	Totonacan Tepehua;
Official status
Regulated by	INALI
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; tee – Tepehua of Huehuetla; tpp – Tepehua of Pisaflores; tpt – Tepehua of Tlachichilco
Glottolog	tepe1243

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Tepehua is a language cluster of Mexico, spoken across a number of central Mexican states by the Tepehua people. Tepehua is a Mesoamerican language and shows many of the traits which define the Mesoamerican Linguistic Area. Along with some 67 other indigenous languages, it is recognized by a statutory law of Mexico^[2] (General Law of Linguistic Rights of the Indigenous Peoples) as an official language in the Mexican Federal District and the other administrative divisions in which it is spoken and it is on an equal footing with Spanish.

Approximate number of speakers of varieties of Tepehua
Language	ISO 639 code	Where spoken	Number of speakers
Tepehua of Huehuetla	tee	Northeastern Hidalgo, Huehuetla, and half the town of Mecapalapa in Puebla.	3,000 (1982 SIL)
Tepehua of Pisaflores	tpp	Around the town of Pisaflores, Veracruz	4,000 (1990 census)
Tepehua of Tlachichilco	tpt	Tlachichilco, Veracruz	3,000 (1990 SIL)

Huehuetla and Pisaflores are at best marginally intelligible, at 60–70% intelligibility (depending on direction). Tlachichilco has much lower intelligibility with the others, at 40% intelligibility or less.

Morphology

Tepehua is an agglutinative language, where words use suffix complexes for a variety of purposes with several morphemes strung together.

References

^ Lenguas indígenas y hablantes de 3 años y más, 2020 INEGI. Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020.
^ "Ley General de Derechos Lingüísticos de los Pueblos Indígenas" (PDF). (56.2 KiB) ("General Law of the Linguistic Rights of Indigenous peoples"), decree published 13 March 2003

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[inegi2020-1] Lenguas indígenas y hablantes de 3 años y más, 2020 INEGI. Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020.

[2] "Ley General de Derechos Lingüísticos de los Pueblos Indígenas" (PDF). (56.2 KiB) ("General Law of the Linguistic Rights of Indigenous peoples"), decree published 13 March 2003

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+{{short description|Language cluster of Mexico}}
-{{distinguish|Tepehuan language}}
+{{distinguish|Tepehuán language}}
-{{Infobox Language
+{{Infobox language
-|name=Tepehua
+| name = Tepehua
-|Hamasipini
+| nativename = ''Hamasipini''
-|familycolor=American
-|region=[[Mexico]]:  [[Puebla (state)|Puebla]], [[Veracruz (state)|Veracruz]], [[Hidalgo (state)|Hidalgo]]
+| region = [[Mexico]]:  [[Puebla (state)|Puebla]], [[Veracruz (state)|Veracruz]], [[Hidalgo (state)|Hidalgo]]
+| ethnicity = [[Tepehuas|Tepehua]]
-|speakers=10,000
+| speakers = {{sigfig|8884|1}}
-|fam2=[[Totonacan]]
+| date=2020 census
-|fam3=Tepehua
+| ref=<ref name=inegi2020>[http://cuentame.inegi.org.mx/hipertexto/todas_lenguas.htm Lenguas indígenas y hablantes de 3 años y más, 2020] INEGI. Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020.</ref>
-|agency=[http://www.inali.gob.mx/ INALI]
+| familycolor = American
-|iso2=
+| fam1 = [[Totonacan languages|Totonacan]]
-|lc1=tee|ld1=Tepehua of Huehuetla
+| agency = [http://www.inali.gob.mx/ INALI]
-|lc2=tpp|ld2=Tepehua of Pisaflores
+| lc1 = tee
-|lc3=tpt|ld3=Tepehua of Tlachichilco
+| ld1 = Tepehua of Huehuetla
+| lc2 = tpp
+| ld2 = Tepehua of Pisaflores
+| lc3 = tpt
+| ld3 = Tepehua of Tlachichilco
+| glotto = tepe1243
+| glottorefname = Tepehua
 }}
-'''Tepehua''' is an [[indigenous languages of Mexico|indigenous language of Mexico]], spoken across a number of central Mexican states by the ''[[Tepehua people|Tepehua]]'' ethnic group. Tepehua belongs to the [[Totonacan languages|Totonacan]] language family and is not to be confused with the  language called [[Tepehuán language|Tepehuán]] which is [[Uto-Aztecan languages|Uto-Aztecan]]. Tepehua is a [[Indigenous languages of Mesoamerica|Mesoamerican language]] and shows many of the traits which define the [[Mesoamerican Linguistic Area]]. Along with some 62 other indigenous languages, it is recognised by a [[statutory law]] of [[Mexico]]<ref>{{PDFlink|[http://www.inali.gob.mx/pdf/LGDLPI.pdf ''Ley General de Derechos Lingüísticos de los Pueblos Indígenas''] |56.2&nbsp;[[Kibibyte|KiB]]<!-- application/pdf, 57557 bytes -->}} ("General Law of the  Linguistic Rights of Indigenous peoples"), decree published 13 March 2003</ref> as an [[official language]] in the [[Mexican Federal District]] and the other administrative divisions in which it is spoken, and on an equal footing with [[Spanish language|Spanish]].
+'''Tepehua''' is a [[language cluster]] of [[Mexico]], spoken across a number of central Mexican states by the [[Tepehua people]]. Tepehua is a [[Indigenous languages of Mesoamerica|Mesoamerican language]] and shows many of the traits which define the [[Mesoamerican Linguistic Area]]. Along with some 67 other indigenous languages, it is recognized by a [[statutory law]] of [[Mexico]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.inali.gob.mx/pdf/LGDLPI.pdf |title=Ley General de Derechos Lingüísticos de los Pueblos Indígenas }}&nbsp;{{small|(56.2&nbsp;[[Kibibyte|KiB]])}} ("General Law of the  Linguistic Rights of Indigenous peoples"), decree published 13 March 2003</ref> ([[Ley General de Derechos Lingüísticos de los Pueblos Indígenas|General Law of Linguistic Rights of the Indigenous Peoples]]) as an [[official language]] in the [[Mexican Federal District]] and the other administrative divisions in which it is spoken and it is on an equal footing with [[Spanish language|Spanish]].
-{| class="wikitable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width="65%" style="border-collapse:collapse;"
+{| class="wikitable" width="65%" style="border-collapse:collapse;"
 |-
-|+Approximate number of speakers of all varieties of Tepehua ~10,000
+|+Approximate number of speakers of varieties of Tepehua
 !width="5%" align="left" bgcolor="#778899" | <span style="color:#000000">Language</span>
-!width="5%" align="left" bgcolor="#778899" | <span style="color:#000000">'''ISO-Code'''</span>
+!width="5%" align="left" bgcolor="#778899" | <span style="color:#000000">'''ISO 639 code'''</span>
 !width="22%" align="left" bgcolor="#778899" | <span style="color:#000000">'''Where spoken'''</span>
 !width="20%" align="left" bgcolor="#778899" | <span style="color:#000000">'''Number of speakers'''</span>
 |-
-|Tepehua of Huehuetla
+|[[Huehuetla Tepehua|Tepehua of Huehuetla]]
+|tee
-|[http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=tee tee]
-|Northeastern [[Hidalgo (Mexico)|Hidalgo]], Huehuetla, and half the town of Mecapalapa in [[Puebla]].
+|Northeastern [[Hidalgo (Mexico)|Hidalgo]], [[Huehuetla, Hidalgo|Huehuetla]], and half the town of [[Mecapalapa]] in [[Puebla]].
 |3,000 (1982 SIL)
 |-
-|Tepehua of Pisaflores
+|[[Pisaflores Tepehua|Tepehua of Pisaflores]]
+|tpp
-|[http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=tpp tpp]
-|Around the town of Pisaflores [[Veracruz]]
+|Around the town of Pisaflores, [[Veracruz]]
-|4,000 (1990 census).
+|4,000 (1990 census)
 |-
-|Tepehua of Tlachichilco
+|[[Tlachichilco Tepehua|Tepehua of Tlachichilco]]
+|tpt
-|[http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=tpt tpt]
-|Tlachichilco, [[Veracruz|Vera Cruz]]
+|[[Tlachichilco]], [[Veracruz]]
-|3,000 (1990 SIL).
+|3,000 (1990 SIL)
 |}
+Huehuetla and Pisaflores are at best marginally intelligible, at 60–70% intelligibility (depending on direction). Tlachichilco has much lower intelligibility with the others, at 40% intelligibility or less.
+==Morphology==
+Tepehua is an [[agglutinative]] language, where words use suffix complexes for a variety of purposes with several [[morpheme]]s strung together.
 ==References==
 <references />
+{{Languages of Mexico}}
-==External links==
+[[Category:Agglutinative languages]]
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Tepehua Language}}
 [[Category:Totonacan languages]]
-{{na-lang-stub}}
+{{indigenousAmerican-lang-stub}}
+[[Category:Languages of Mexico]]
-[[br:Yezhoù tepehouek]]
-[[es:Idioma tepehua]]
-[[no:Tepehua (språk)]]