Zapotec, Loxicha

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
ztp
Alternate Names
Distèe, Western Pochutla Zapotec, Zapoteco de Loxicha, Zapoteco de la Costa Central
Autonym
Diste
User Population

75,000 (2000 census). Total Zapotec speakers: 491,000 (2020 INEGI). 22,500 monolinguals (2005 census).

Location

Oaxaca state: Candelaria Loxicha, San Agustín Loxicha, San Andrés Paxtlán, San Bartolomé Loxicha, San Francisco Cozoaltepec, San Miguel Suchixtepec, San Pedro el Alto, San Pedro Pochutla, Santa María Colotepec, Santa María Tonameca, Santo Domingo Morelos between Miahuatlán, Pochutla, and Puerto Escondido.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

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

San Agustín Loxicha, San Bartolomé Loxicha, San Andrés Paxtlán, San Miguel Suchixtepec. Distinct from San Baltázar Loxicha [zpx] and Santa Catarina Loxicha. A member of macrolanguage Zapotec [zap].

Language Use

Also use Spanish [spa], especially those in town centers.

Language Development

Grammar. Bible portions: 2009–2015.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Zapotec, Loxicha
Writing

Latin script [Latn].