Zapotec, Coatecas Altas

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
zca
Alternate Names
Didzé, Dizhze, Diꞌzhzë cheꞌn men Latyezh, Zapoteco de San Juan Coatecas Altas, Zapoteco de Valles del Sur
Autonym
Diꞌzhzë
User Population

4,880 (2005 census). Total Zapotec speakers: 491,000 (2020 INEGI). 100 monolinguals.

Location

Oaxaca state: Ejutla.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

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

None known. Reportedly most similar to San Gregorio Ozolotepec (83% intelligibility) and Miahuatlán [zam] (Cuitla). A member of macrolanguage Zapotec [zap].

Language Use

Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 20%–30%. NT: 2013.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Zapotec, Coatecas Altas
Writing

Latin script [Latn].