Zapotec, Yareni
A language of Mexico
| Population | 2,900 (2000 census). |
| Region | North Oaxaca. |
| Language map |
Southern Central Mexico, reference number 200 |
| Alternate names | Etla Zapotec, Western Ixtlán Zapotec, Zapoteco de Santa Ana Yareni, Zapoteco de Teococuilco de Marcos Pérez |
| Dialects | 80% intelligibility with Sierra de Juárez Zapotec [zaa]. Different from Aloapam Zapotec [zaq]. |
| Classification | Oto-Manguean, Zapotecan, Zapotec A member of macrolanguage Zapotec [zap] (Mexico). |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 60%–75%. Bible portions: 1966–1990. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | VSO; affixes, clitics; tonal. Pastoralists; peasant agriculturalists. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
THIESSEN, Grace, author. 1987. The functions of the clitic -ha in Western Ixtlán Zapotec.
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THIESSEN, Grace, researcher. 2011. Non-Narrative Discourse Discoveries in Western Ixtlán Zapotec.
Vernacular Publications
¿Bi guate ka chiva toha?. 2002.
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¿Nu beni quini ugüetti chalupa-ni lhiʼiu lheʼe inda?. 2004.
¿Nú ni'ia nuni?; Zapoteco de Santa Ana Yareni. 2009.
Benne reki ugila burruha. 2009.
Ca verbo rinnecana rixúquinna nu sia latiri'i. 2007.
Cuentu gue ttu binni ttuntu lenna ttu utama. 2004.
Diccionario ilustrado en el zapoteco de Santa Ana Yareni. 2002.
Diccionario ilustrado en el zapoteco de Santa Ana Yareni. 2005.
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