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Zapotec, Mitla

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3: zaw

Population	19,500 (1983 SIL). Less than 1% monolingual. 4,500 in Matatlán (1983 SIL).
Region	Oaxaca, Mitla Valley.
Language map	Southern Central Mexico, reference number 247
Alternate names	Didxsaj, East Central Tlacolula Zapotec, East Valley Zapotec
Dialects	Santiago Matatlán Zapotec (Matatlán Zapotec). 75% intelligibility with San Juan Guelavía [zab] (most similar).
Classification	Oto-Manguean, Zapotecan, Zapotec A member of macrolanguage Zapotec [zap] (Mexico).
Language use	Vigorous in some families. All domains among most adults. Oral use in local administration, commerce, some in media, in religious services. All ages. Positive attitude. Shifting to Spanish. 10% use some English.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 40%. Literacy rate in L2: 80%–90%. 10% can write it. Dictionary. NT: 1981.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SVO or VSO; short and long words, clitics and affixes; tonal. Pastoralists; peasant agriculturalists; craftsmen; merchants. Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

AGUILAR, Pedro, author. 1994. "The lion meets a man."

AGUILAR, Pedro, author. 1994. "The rabbit and the coyote."

BRIGGS, Elinor; STUBBLEFIELD, Morris, researchers. Available: 2011; Created: 1948-1950. 35 Mitla Zapotec Glossed Texts.

BRIGGS, Elinore, author. 1961. Mitla Zapotec grammar.

HOLLENBACH, Elena E. de [Barbara Hollenbach]; STUBBLEFIELD, Morris, authors. 1991. "Gramática zapoteca: Zapoteco de Mitla, Oaxaca."

MILLER DE STUBBLEFIELD, Carol; STUBBLEFIELD, Morris, compilers. 1991. Diccionario zapoteco de Mitla, Oaxaca.

OLIVERO, Manuel Quero, author. 1994. "A person of the earth who was cold all the time."

OLIVERO, Manuel Quero, author. 1994. "The man who went to town."

OLIVERO, Manuel Quero, author. 1994. "The smallest animal."

QUERO, Jerónimo, author. 1994. "John the charcoal maker."

QUERO, Jerónimo, author. 1994. "The first man, woman, and children."

SOSA, Fausto, author. 1994. "The turtle and the buzzard."

STUBBLEFIELD, Carol; STUBBLEFIELD, Morris, authors. 1969. "The story of Läy and Gisaj: a Zapotec sun and moon myth."

STUBBLEFIELD, Carol; STUBBLEFIELD, Morris, compilers. 1994. Mitla Zapotec Texts: Folklore Texts in Mexican Indian Languages no. 3.  

STUBBLEFIELD, Morris, researcher. 2011. 47 Mitla Zapotec Glossed Texts.

Vernacular Publications

Coḻguiseed goḻtu näjza gucuaatu didxsaj. 2008.  

Coḻguisieed goḻtu näjza gucuaatu didxsaj. 2006.

El alfabeto del zapoteco de Mitla. 2003.

El alfabeto del zapoteco de Mitla. 2012.  

Zaw Juan Boo Primer. 2011.