Zapotec, Lachiguiri
A language of Mexico
| Population | 5,000 (1977 SIL). |
| Region | Oaxaca, north of Isthmus, southwest of Guevea de Humboldt. Neighboring municipalities: Santa María Totolapilla, Jalapa, and Magdalena towns. |
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Eastern Central Mexico, reference number 112 |
| Alternate names | Northwestern Tehuantepec Zapotec, Zapoteco de Santiago Lachiguiri |
| Dialects | 62% intelligibility in Lachixila (Northeastern Yautepec) and Juchitán [zai] (Isthmus; most similar). |
| Classification | Oto-Manguean, Zapotecan, Zapotec A member of macrolanguage Zapotec [zap] (Mexico). |
| Language use | Also use Spanish. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
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