Coatecas Altas Zapotec | |
Also Known As: | (Coatecas Altas, Oaxaca) |
State: | Mexico |
Region: | Oaxaca |
Date: | 2005 census |
Ref: | e18 |
Familycolor: | American |
Fam1: | Oto-Manguean |
Fam2: | Zapotecan |
Fam3: | Zapotec |
Fam4: | Sierra Sur |
Fam5: | Miahuatlan |
Iso3: | zca |
Glotto: | coat1244 |
Glottorefname: | Coatecas Altas Zapotec |
Elp: | 10955 |
Elpname: | Amatec Zapotec (shared) |
Coatecas Altas Zapotec is a Zapotec language spoken in southern Oaxaca, Mexico, in and around the town of Coatecas Altas, in the Ejutla District, south of Oaxaca City.[1] It is 83% intelligible with Ozolotepec Zapotec, and similar to Miahuatlán Zapotec.
Communities of Coatecas Altas speakers can also be found in Soconusco, Chiapas, San Bernardino, Oaxaca, and in the areas surrounding San QuintĂn, Baja California.[1]