Zapotec, Güilá

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
ztu
Alternate Names
Disàa, San Dionisio Ocotepec Zapotec, Zapoteco de San Dionisio Ocotepec, Zapoteco de San Pablo Güilá, Zapoteco de Valles del Este Central
Autonym
Diza
User Population

9,500 (1990 census). Total Zapotec speakers: 491,000 (2020 INEGI). 2,300 monolinguals.

Location

Oaxaca state: San Dionisio Ocotepec municipality, Matatlan and San Pablo Güilá agencies.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

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

San Dionisio dialect has 80% inherent intelligibility of Mitla [zaw]. Güilá has 83% of Western Tlacolula Valley [zab], 80% of Chichicapan [zpv], 69% of Tilquiapan [zts], 41% of Mitla [zaw], 35% of Ocotlán [zac], 5% of Santa María Albarradas [ztn]. A member of macrolanguage Zapotec [zap].

Language Development

Dictionary.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Zapotec, Güilá
Writing

Latin script [Latn].