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Zaachila Zapotec

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Zaachila Zapotec
Native toMexico
Regionsouth Oaxaca
Ethnicity10,000 (1990 census)[1]
Native speakers
(550 cited 1990 census)[1]
Oto-Manguean
Language codes
ISO 639-3ztx
Glottologzaac1239
ELPZaachila Zapotec

Zaachila Zapotec (San Raymundo Jalpan Zapotec) is a small Zapotec language of Oaxaca, Mexico. It is perhaps a dialect of Yatzeche Zapotec, which is 85% intelligible to Zaachila speakers. Tilquiapan Zapotec is 75% intelligible, 72% of San Juan Guelavía to Zaachila speakers.[1]

Zaachila Zapotec is spoken in San Raymundo Jalpan, south Oaxaca City, past Xoxo, Zaachila, San Bartolo Coyotepec, San Pablo Cuatro Venados, and Santa María Coyotepec. It is not written. [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Zaachila Zapotec at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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