Zapotec, Zoogocho
A language of Mexico
| Population | 1,000 in Mexico (1991 SIL). Population total all countries: 1,400. |
| Region | Oaxaca, Zoogocho, Yalina, Tabehua, Oaxaca City, Mexico City. Also in United States. |
| Language map |
Southern Central Mexico, reference number 208 |
| Alternate names | Zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho |
| Dialects | Zoogocho, Yalina, Tabehua. |
| Classification | Oto-Manguean, Zapotecan, Zapotec A member of macrolanguage Zapotec [zap] (Mexico). |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 30%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%. Dictionary. NT: 1988. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Local economy largely supported by those working outside the area. VSO; long words, affixes, clitics; tonal. Peasant agriculturalists in Zoogocho; wage laborers outside. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
BUTLER H., Inez; LONG C., Rebecca, authors. 1999. "Gramática zapoteca."
BUTLER H., Inez; LONG C., Rebecca, authors. 2000. "Gramática zapoteca."
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BUTLER, Inez M., author. 1985. Event prominence in Zoogocho Zapotec narrative discourse.
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CRUZ M., Sofronio; LONG C., Rebecca, compilers. 2000. Diccionario zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca.
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LONG, Rebecca, author. 1985. Topicalization in Zoogocho Zapotec expository discourse.
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