Pronunciation [diʒaʔˈʐon] Region Northern Oaxaca | Native to Mexico | |
Native speakers (1,400 cited ca. 1991)
(1,000 in Mexico) Language family Oto-Manguean
Zapotecan
Zapotec
Sierra Norte
Zoogochoan
Zoogocho Zapotec Dialects Zoogocho
Yalina
Tabehua | ||
Zoogocho Zapotec, or Diža'xon, is a Zapotec language of Oaxaca, Mexico.
It is spoken in San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca, Santa María Yalina, Tabehua, and Oaxaca City.
As of 2013, about 1,500 "Zoogochenses" live in Los Angeles, California. Classes are held in the MacArthur Park neighborhood to preserve the Zoogocho Zapotec language.
The language is also known as Tabehua, Yalina, Zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, and Zoogocho.
References
Zoogocho Zapotec Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA