Zapotec, Amatlán
PrintA language of Mexico
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Dizhze, Zapoteco de San Cristóbal Amatlán, Zapoteco del Noreste de Miahuatlán
Population
10,000 (2000 SIL). 20% monolinguals.
Location
South Oaxaca, east of Miahuatlán. 2 towns.
Language Maps
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Dialects
San Cristóbal Amatlán, San Francisco Logueche. Most similar to Loxicha [ztp].
Typology
VSO; short words; tonal
Language Use
Vigorous. A few Spanish speakers who live there can speak it. All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Fluency in Spanish [spa] has increased, but Zapotec is preferred.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 60%. NT: 2002.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.
Some leave the area to find work; some return. Self name, Dizhze, also sometimes used for all languages except Spanish [spa].