Zaachila Zapotec Explained

Zaachila Zapotec
State:Mexico
Region:south Oaxaca
Ethnicity:10,000 (1990 census)
Speakers:550
Date:1990 census
Ref:e18
Familycolor:American
Fam1:Oto-Manguean
Fam2:Zapotecan
Fam3:Zapotec
Fam4:Central
Fam5:Valley
Fam6:Extended Ocotepec
Iso3:ztx
Glotto:zaac1239
Glottorefname:Zaachila Zapotec

Zaachila Zapotec (San Raymundo Jalpan Zapotec) is a small Zapotec language of Oaxaca, Mexico. It is perhaps a dialect of Yatzeche Zapotec, which is 85% intelligible to Zaachila speakers. Tilquiapan Zapotec is 75% intelligible, 72% of San Juan Guelavía to Zaachila speakers.

Zaachila Zapotec is spoken in San Raymundo Jalpan, south Oaxaca City, past Xoxo, Zaachila, San Bartolo Coyotepec, San Pablo Cuatro Venados, and Santa María Coyotepec. It is not written.

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