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Zapotec, El Alto

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3zpp

Population  900 (1990 census). 29 monolinguals.
Region  West Oaxaca, San Pedro el Alto, San Antonino el Alto, San AndrĂ©s el Alto.
Language map  Southern Central Mexico, reference number 235
Alternate names   South Central Zimatlan Zapotec, Zapoteco de San Pedro el Alto
Dialects  20% intelligibility with Totomachapan (most similar).
Classification  Oto-Manguean, Zapotecan, Zapotec
A member of macrolanguage Zapotec [zap] (Mexico).
Language use  Also use Spanish.
Writing system  Latin script.