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Zapotec, Cajonos

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3: zad

Population	5,000 in Mexico (1993 SIL). Many monolinguals.
Region	North Oaxaca, San Pedro Cajonos, San Francisco Cajonos, San Mateo Cajonos, San Miguel Cajonos, San Pablo Yaganiza, Xagacía towns. Also in United States.
Language map	Southern Central Mexico, reference number 240
Alternate names	Southern Villa Alta Zapotec, Zapoteco de San Pedro Cajonos
Dialects	Cajonos Zapotec, Yaganiza, Xagacía Zapotec, San Mateo Zapotec. Yaganiza and Xagacía dialects are similar. Major differences between those 2 towns and the other 4 towns; adaptation of literature will probably be needed. 73% intelligibility with San Pedro Cajonos with Zoogocho [zpq] (most similar other Zapotec).
Classification	Oto-Manguean, Zapotecan, Zapotec A member of macrolanguage Zapotec [zap] (Mexico).
Language development	Bilingual primary school. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1982–2002.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	VSO; long words, affixes, clitics; tonal. Agriculturalists; craftsmen; merchants.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Jones, Larry B. and Donald G. Nellis. 1979. "A discourse particle in Cajonos Zapotec."  

Méndez S., Pedro, compiler, and others. 2004. Diccionario zapoteco; Zapoteco de San Pablo Yaganiza, Oaxaca.

Nellis, Donald G. 1979. "The old woman and the town authorities: Cajonos Zapotec."  

Nellis, Donald G. and Barbara E. Hollenbach. 1980. "Fortis versus lenis in Cajonos Zapotec phonology."

Vernacular Publications

¿Anombi'o letrki? (¿Conoces estas letras?); Abecedario. 2007.

¿Anombiʼo letrki? (¿Conoces estas letras?: abecedario en Zapoteco de san Pablo Yaganiza). 2003.

¿No bc̱hog do rieta'?. 2006.  

Beṉ' chisgol bel seda'. 2004.

Biya dii de lallchoni. 2003.

Blab toshki nad' to kwent, libr nech. 2004.

Blab toshki nadʼ to kwent, libr wchopi. 2004.

Dillʼ wyitj. 2003.

Ka gok c̱he to yez gull' do'. 2007.

Ki chisne' wxe yell jnisi (Cómo se fundó el pueblo de Yaganiza; zapoteco de San Pablo Yaganiza). 2004.

Kwent c̱he beena' chonteze' daa na beṉ'. 2008.

Kwent c̱he beena' jx̱i' shi burr. 2008.

Kwent c̱he to bak na' to bekw'. 2008.

Kwent c̱he to bell na' to shor. 2007.

Kwent c̱he to bloll (Cuento de una rana). 2006.  

Kwent c̱he to wall' c̱hill. 2007.

Le' bi'do', ¡ḻi goḻ len nad'!. 2005.

Lljembi'acho yell-lioni. 2008.

Mi pequeño diccionario ilustrado; Biya dii de lallchoni. 2006.  

To byiṉ xkaalyid. 2006.  

To c̱hop kwentka' bsees' beena' wle Esopo; Zapoteco de San Pablo Yaganiza. 2008.

To jed do' bana' bi goshj katena'; Zapoteco de San Pablo Yaganiza. 2008.  

To jed llyish; zapoteco de San Pablo Yaganiza. 2009.  

Wa ka chon xidi. 2007.

Wchencho na' wsedcho a, e, i, o, u, ə. 2007.

Wlabcho dill' dii nsa' "l". 2007.

Wlabcho dill' dii nsa' "ḻ". 2007.

Wlabcho dill' dii nsa' "ll". 2007.

Wlabcho dill' dii nsa' "sh". 2007.

Wlabcho dill' dii nsa' "x". 2007.

Wlabcho dill' dii nsa' "x̱". 2007.

Xṉekwa' bana' chiyiljṉi'ab; zapoteco de San Pablo Yaganiza. 2009.