CUNY Phonology ForumOverview Otomí Acazulco Ejectives Aspirates Voiceless Nasals Proto-Otomi Conclusion References Acknowledgements For their assistance at various stages of this project: The people of San Jerónimo Acazulco

It is not uncommon for some dialects to be given only a cursory description, if any, especially if a majority dialect is already documented in some capacity. We present here data from Acazulco Otomí, a moribund and hitherto nearly undocumented dialect of Otomí. This provides an illustrative case study showing how important a small dialect can be.Overview Otomí Acazulco Ejectives Aspirates Voiceless Nasals Proto-Otomi Conclusion References The Big Picture It is not uncommon for some dialects to be given only a cursory description, if any, especially if a majority dialect is already documented in some capacity. We present here data from Acazulco Otomí, a moribund and hitherto nearly undocumented dialect of Otomí. This provides an illustrative case study showing how important a small dialect can be. Our study of Acazulco Otomí reveals both far-reaching implications for our understanding of Otomian historica