Tilapa Otomi is a seriously endangered native American language spoken by less than a dozen people in the village of Santiago Tilapa, between Toluca and the DF in Mexico State. It has been classified as Eastern Otomi by Lastra (2006).[1] but in reality "Eastern Otomi" in Lastra's classification is a broader term for a "conservative variety". It is a language closely related to Acazulco and Atlapulco Otomi. It also shows a number of idiosyncratic innovations which make it stand as a different language, probably the closest one to Colonial Otomi. Its system of verbal conjugations is highly complex compared to the Mezquital varieties.[2]
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| Native to | Mexico |
| Region | Santiago Tilapa |
Native speakers | 100 (2006)[1] |
Language family | Oto-Manguean
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Writing system | Latin |
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| ISO 639-3 | otl |
| Glottolog | tila1239 |
| ELP | Tilapa Otomí |
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