Zapotec, Choapan
A language of Mexico
| Population | 12,000 (2007 SIL). |
| Region | North central Oaxaca and Veracruz, Comaltepec. |
| Language map |
Eastern Central Mexico, reference number 101 |
| Alternate names | Zapoteco de Choapan, Zapoteco de San Juan Comaltepec |
| Dialects | 60% intelligibility with Zoogocho [zpq] (most similar). |
| Classification | Oto-Manguean, Zapotecan, Zapotec A member of macrolanguage Zapotec [zap] (Mexico). |
| Language use | Mainly adults. |
| Language development | Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1986. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | VSO; short words, affixes, clitics; tonal. Swidden agriculturalists. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
LYMAN, Larry, author. 1964. "The verb syntagmemes of Choapan Zapotec."
LYMAN, Larry, author. 1975. Negated conditions.
LYMAN, Larry, author. 2007. Gramática popular del zapoteco de Comaltepec, Choapan, Oaxaca.
LYMAN, Larry; LYMAN, Rosemary, authors. 1977. "Choapan Zapotec phonology."
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LYMAN, Rosemary, author. 1977. Participant identification in Choapan Zapotec.
MERRIFIELD, William R., editor. 1977. Studies in Otomanguean phonology.
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