Zoque, Rayón
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A language of Mexico
Alternate Names
O’de pʌt, Zoque de Rayón
Autonym
Otetzame
User Population
2,100 (1990 census). Total Zoque speakers: 74,000 (2020 INEGI). 20 monolinguals (1990 census). Ethnic population: 10,400 (1990 census).
Location
Chiapas state: Rayón and Tapilula.
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Language Status
7 (Shifting).
Dialects
None known. Distinct from other Zoque.
Typology
VOS; short and long words, clitics, affixes; nontonal.
Language Use
Shifting to Spanish [spa].
Language Development
Dictionary. Bible portions: 1982.