Coatecas Altas Zapotec Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coatecas Altas Zapotec (zca). Summer Institute of Linguistics in Mexico. 2014-03-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20140311062604/http://www-01.sil.org/mexico/zapoteca/coatecas/00i-ZapotecoCoatecas-zca.htm. 2014-03-11. dead.