Native to Mexico Ethnicity 10,000 (1990 census) | Region south Oaxaca ISO 639-3 ztx | |
Native speakers (550 cited 1990 census) Language family Oto-Manguean
Zapotecan
Zapotec
Central
Valley
Extended Ocotepec
Zaachila 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.
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.
References
Zaachila Zapotec Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA