San Baltázar Loxicha Zapotec Explained

San Baltazar Loxicha Zapotec
State:Mexico
Region:Oaxaca
Speakers:1,500
Date:1990 census
Ref:e18
Familycolor:American
Fam1:Oto-Manguean
Fam2:Zapotecan
Fam3:Zapotec
Fam4:Sierra Sur
Fam5:Miahuatlan
Iso3:zpx
Glotto:sanb1241
Glottorefname:San Baltazar Loxicha Zapotec

San Baltazar Loxicha Zapotec (Northwestern Pochutla Zapotec) is a Zapotec language spoken in southern Oaxaca, Mexico. It is spoken in the towns of San Baltazar Loxicha and Santa Catarina Loxicha. It is not the same language as the other dialects spoken in towns named Loxicha, but it is in the same branch of Zapotec.