Zapotec, San Baltazar Loxicha

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
zpx
Alternate Names
Dixhque’, Northwestern Pochutla Zapotec, Ristee’, San Baltázar Loxicha Zapotec, Zapoteco de San Baltázar Loxicha, Zapoteco de la Costa Oeste
Autonym
Diste’
User Population

1,500 (1990 census). Total Zapotec speakers: 491,000 (2020 INEGI). 20 monolinguals.

Location

Oaxaca state: San Baltázar Loxicha and Santa Catarina Loxicha south of Oaxaca City.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

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

None known. 71% intelligibility of Santa María Coatlán [zps] (most similar), 63% of Cuixtla [zam] (Central Miahuatlán), 47% of San Vicente Coatlán [zpt]. A member of macrolanguage Zapotec [zap].

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Zapotec, San Baltazar Loxicha
Writing

Latin script [Latn].