Zapotec, Petapa

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
zpe
Alternate Names
Didxazé, Dizazi, Zapoteco de Petapa, Zapoteco de Santa María Petapa
User Population

8,000 (1990 census). Total Zapotec speakers: 491,000 (2020 INEGI). 220 monolinguals.

Location

Oaxaca state: Juchitán district, Santa María Petapa and Santo Domingo Petapa north of the isthmus.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

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

None known. 55% intelligibility of Guevea [zpg] (most similar), 34% of Lachiguiri [zpa]. A member of macrolanguage Zapotec [zap].

Language Use

Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Zapotec, Petapa
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].