Santo Domingo Coatlán Zapotec Explained

Santo Domingo Coatlán Zapotec should not be confused with San Vicente Coatlán Zapotec.

Coatlán Zapotec
Also Known As:(Santo Domingo Coatlán)
Region:Oaxaca in Mexico
Speakers:500
Date:1992
Ref:e18
Familycolor:American
Fam1:Oto-Manguean
Fam2:Zapotecan
Fam3:Zapotec
Fam4:Sierra Sur
Fam5:Miahuatlan
Iso3:zps
Glotto:coat1243
Glottorefname:Coatlan Zapotec
Elp:10954
Elpname:Coatec Zapotec (shared)

Coatlán Zapotec (Western Miahuatlán Zapotec) is a Zapotec language spoken in southern Oaxaca, Mexico. It uses linguolabial sounds as onomatopoeia.

It is also known as San Miguel Zapotec and Zapoteco de Santa María Coatlán, to distinguish it from Zapoteco de San Vicente Coatlán. it is the only language with linguolabial click but it's only for onomatopoeias.

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