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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

ALVAREZ FABIAN, Olimpia; CARMEN P., Francisco; FELIPE S., Lisania; FLORES O., Floriberto; MÉNDEZ S., Pedro; MÉNDEZ TOLEDO, Yanet, compilers. 2004. Diccionario zapoteco; Zapoteco de San Pablo Yaganiza, Oaxaca.

HOLLENBACH, Barbara E.; NELLIS, Donald G., authors. 1980. "Fortis versus lenis in Cajonos Zapotec phonology."

JONES, Larry B.; JONES, Linda K., authors. 1979. "Multiple levels of information in discourse."  

JONES, Larry B.; NELLIS, Donald G., authors. 1979. "A discourse particle in Cajonos Zapotec."  

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

Vernacular Publications

¿Anombiʼo letrki?. 2003.

¿Anombi'o letrki?. 2007.

¿No bc̱hog do rieta'?. 2006.  

Beṉꞌ chisgol beḻ sedaꞌ. 2004.

Biya dii de lallchoni. 2003.

Biya dii de lallchoni. 2006.  

Biya dii de lallchoni. 2012.  

Blab toshki nadꞌ to kwent, libr nech. 2004.

Blab toshki nadꞌ to kwent, libr wchopi. 2004.

Dillꞌ wyitj. 2003.

Ka gok c̱he to yez gullꞌdoꞌ. 2007.

Ki chisneꞌ wxe yell jnisi. 2004.

Kwent c̱he bayix̱. 2007.

Kwent c̱he beenaꞌ chontezeꞌ daa na beṉꞌ. 2008.

Kwent c̱he beenaꞌ jx̱iꞌ shi burr. 2008.

Kwent c̱he to bak naꞌ to bekwꞌ. 2008.

Kwent c̱he to bell naꞌ to shor. 2007.

Kwent c̱he to bloll. 2006.  

Kwent c̱he to wallꞌ c̱hill. 2007.

Leꞌ biꞌdoꞌ, ¡ḻi goḻ len nadꞌ!. 2005.

Lljembiꞌacho yell-lioni. 2008.

To byiṉ xkaalyid. 2006.  

To c̱hop kwentkaꞌ bseesꞌ beenaꞌ wle Esopo. 2008.

To jed do' bana' bi goshj katena'. 2008.  

To jed llyish. 2009.  

Wa ka chon xidi. 2007.

Wchencho naꞌ wsedcho a, e, i, o, u, ə. 2007.

Wlabcho dillꞌ dii nsaꞌ "l". 2007.

Wlabcho dillꞌ dii nsaꞌ "ḻ". 2007.

Wlabcho dillꞌ dii nsaꞌ "ll". 2007.

Wlabcho dillꞌ dii nsaꞌ "sh". 2007.

Wlabcho dillꞌ dii nsaꞌ "x". 2007.

Wlabcho dillꞌ dii nsaꞌ "x̱". 2007.

Wlabcho dillꞌ dii nsaꞌ l. 2012.  

Xṉekwa' bana' chiyiljṉi'ab. 2009.