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Zapotec, Santa Inés Yatzechi

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3: zpn

Population	2,240 (1990 census).
Region	Central Oaxaca, Zimatlán District, south of Oaxaca City, west of Ocotlán de Morelos.
Language map	Southern Central Mexico, reference number 237
Alternate names	Southeastern Zimatlán Zapotec, Zapoteco de Santa Inés Yatzechi, Zapoteco de Zegache
Dialects	Zaachila. 75% intelligibility with San Antonino Ocotlán [zac] (most similar). San Miguel Tilquiapan [zts] may be a dialect.
Classification	Oto-Manguean, Zapotecan, Zapotec A member of macrolanguage Zapotec [zap] (Mexico).
Language use	Apparently no longer spoken in Santa Ana Zegache, and going out of use in Zaachila. Vigorous use among children in Santa Inés, some of whom are monolinguals (1990). 176 monolinguals.
Language development	Bible portions: 1989–1991.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

OLSON, Donald, researcher. 2011. 8 Zimatlán Zapotec Texts.

OLSON, Donald, researcher. 2011. Gramática zapoteca zpn.

OLSON, Donald, researcher. Available: 2011; Created: 1998. Vocabulario del Zapoteco del sur del Zimatlán.