Zaachila Zapotec (San Raymundo Jalpan Zapotec) is a small Zapotec language of Oaxaca, Mexico. It is perhaps a dialect of Yatzeche Zapotec, which is 85% intelligible to Zaachila speakers. Tilquiapan Zapotec is 75% intelligible, 72% of San Juan Guelavía to Zaachila speakers.[1]

Zaachila Zapotec
Native toMexico
Regionsouth Oaxaca
Ethnicity10,000 (1990 census)[1]
Native speakers
(550 cited 1990 census)[1]
Oto-Manguean
Language codes
ISO 639-3ztx
Glottologzaac1239
ELPZaachila Zapotec

Zaachila Zapotec is spoken in San Raymundo Jalpan, south Oaxaca City, past Xoxo, Zaachila, San Bartolo Coyotepec, San Pablo Cuatro Venados, and Santa María Coyotepec. It is not written. [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Zaachila Zapotec at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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