Zapotec, Lachixío

A language of Mexico

Beeh Dicchah Xe7yyoh, Dialó, Eastern Sola de Vega Zapotec, Zapoteco de Lachixío, Zapoteco de la Sierra Sur Noroeste Alto

Autonym

Dialu

User Population

6,500 (1990 census). Total Zapotec speakers: 491,000 (2020 INEGI). 3,250 monolinguals.

Location

Oaxaca state: Sola de Vega municipality, San Mateo Mixtepec, San Vicente Lachixío, and Santa María Lachixío.

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification

Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Popolocan-Zapotecan, Zapotecan, Zapotec

Dialects

San Miguel Mixtepec, San Mateo Mixtepec. Southwestern Zimatlán dialect most distinct. 73% intelligibility of San Pedro el Alto [zpp], 80% of San Miguel Mixtepec, 89% of San Mateo Mixtepec, and 99% of San Vicente Lachixío dialect. A member of macrolanguage Zapotec [zap].

Typology

VSO; short words, affixes, clitics; tonal.

Language Use

Vigorous. All domains. Positive attitudes. Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 60%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2010.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Zapotec, Lachixío

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Some go to the city looking for work. Christian.