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Zapotec, Zaniza

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3zpw

Population  770 (1990 census). 4 monolinguals.
Region  West Oaxaca, Santa María Zaniza, Santiago Textitlán, Santiago Xochiltepec, El Frijol, Buenavista.
Language map  Southern Central Mexico, reference number 255
Alternate names   Papabuco, Western Sola de Vega Zapotec, Zapoteco de Santa María Zaniza
Dialects  10% intelligibility with Texmelucan [zpz] (most similar).
Classification  Oto-Manguean, Zapotecan, Zapotec
A member of macrolanguage Zapotec [zap] (Mexico).
Language use  Mainly adults. Also use Spanish.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Texmelucan is also called ‘Papabuco’.