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Chichimeca Indian Language (Chichimec, Chichimeco, Jonaz)

Chichimeca is an Oto-Manguean language. Chichimeca is spoken by a few hundred indigenous people in rural Mexico. It is a tone language and has primarily VSO word order.

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Chichimeca Language Resources

Map of Meso-American Tribes
Map showing the areas in Mexico where Jonaz is spoken.

The Confusing Name Chichimeca
Explanation of the origin of the name "Chichimec," with a language map of Mexico.

Ethnologue of Languages: Chichimeca-Jonaz
Demographic information about the Chichimec language.

Wikipedia: Chichimeca Jonaz:
Brief encyclopedia article on the Chichimec language.

Chichimeko Language Tree:
Theories about Chichimec's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

Chichimeca-Jonaz Language Structures:
Chichimec linguistic profile and academic bibliography.

Lengua Chichimeco:

Idioma Jonaz:
Information on the Chichimeca language in Spanish.

Links, References, and Additional Information

Endangered Languages Project: Chichimeca-Jonaz:
Bibliography of Chichimec language resources.
Wikipedia: Chichimeca

Britannica: Chichimec People:
Encyclopedia articles about the Chichimecs.
Pueblo Chichimeca:

Los Chichimecas:

Cultura Chichimeca:

Los Chichimeca:
Information about the Chichamec tribe in Spanish.

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