Zapotec, Guevea de Humboldt
PrintA language of Mexico
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Northern Isthmus Zapotec, Zapoteco de Guevea de Humboldt
Population
4,720 (2000 INEGI).
Location
East Oaxaca.
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Language Status
5 (Developing).
Dialects
49% intelligibility of Lachiguiri [zpa] (Northwestern Tehuantepec; most similar).
Typology
VSO; short words, clitics, affixes; tonal
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 2%. Literacy rate in L2: 20%–30%. Bible portions: 1982–1990.
Writing
Latin script.