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Zapotec, Lachixío

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3: zpl

Population	6,500 (1990 census). 50% monolingual.
Region	West Oaxaca, east Sola de Vega, Santa Marma María Lachixío, San Vicente Lachixío towns.
Language map	Southern Central Mexico, reference number 236
Alternate names	Dialu, Eastern Sola de Vega Zapotec, Zapoteco de Lachixío
Dialects	Southwestern Zimatlán dialect most distinct. 73% intelligibility with San Pedro el Alto [zpp], 80% with San Miguel Mixtepec [zpm] and San Mateo Mixtepec, 99% with the San Vicente Lachixío dialect.
Classification	Oto-Manguean, Zapotecan, Zapotec A member of macrolanguage Zapotec [zap] (Mexico).
Language use	Vigorous. All domains. Positive attitude. Also use Spanish.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 60%. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1984–1989.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Some go to the city looking for work. VSO; short words, affixes, clitics; tonal. Peasant agriculturalists; carpenters. Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Persons, David. 1979. "Plot structure in Lachixio Zapotec discourse."  

Persons, David. 1979. "Rabbit, coyote, and skunk; When people die: Lachixio Zapotec."  

Persons, Jan A. 1997. "High pitch as a mark of respect in Lachixío Zapotec."  

Vernacular Publications

Ucua'na llitu (Busca al gato). 2006.