Zapotec, Tejalapan

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
ztt
Alternate Names
Tizá, Zapoteco de San Felipe Tejalapan, Zapoteco de San Felipe Tejalápam, Zapoteco de Tejalápam
User Population

50 (2000 INALI). Ethnic population: 4,660.

Location

Oaxaca state: Etla district, San Felipe Tejalapan.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

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

None known. Distinct from Santo Tomás Mazaltepec Zapotec [zpy]. A member of macrolanguage Zapotec [zap].

Language Use

Total L1 speakers in 1998 was 30, all over the age of 70. Older adults only. Shifted to Spanish [spa].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Zapotec, Tejalapan
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].