Zapotec, Santo Domingo Albarradas

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
zas
Alternate Names
Albarradas Zapotec, Didxazá, Dihidx Bilyáhab, Zapoteco de Santo Domingo Albarradas, Zapoteco de Valles del Noreste
Autonym
Diidxzaj
User Population

5,500 (1980 census). Total Zapotec speakers: 491,000 (2020 INEGI).

Location

Oaxaca state: San Miguel Albarradas, Santa María Albarradas, Santo Domingo Albarradas.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Popolocan-Zapotecan, Zapotecan, Zapotec
Dialects

None known. 39% intelligibility of Mitla [zaw] (most similar). A member of macrolanguage Zapotec [zap].

Typology

VSO; varying word length, clitics and affixes; tonal.

Language Use

Since 1979 Santo Domingo users have shown increasing preference for Zapotec, but in Santa María reportedly diminishing use. Some immigrant Mixe have learned local Zapotec, but few Zapotec learn Mixe. Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 80%. Videos. NT: 2010.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Zapotec, Santo Domingo Albarradas
Writing

Latin script [Latn].