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Zapotec, San Baltazar Loxicha

A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3zpx

Population  1,500 (1990 census). 19 monolinguals.
Region  Oaxaca, south of Oaxaca City, San Baltázar Loxicha, Santa Catarina Loxicha.
Language map  Southern Central Mexico, reference number 275
Alternate names   Northwestern Pochutla Zapotec, San Baltázar Loxicha Zapotec, Zapoteco de San Baltázar Loxicha
Dialects  71% intelligibility with Santa María Coatlán [zps] (most similar), 63% with Cuixtla [zam] (Central Miahuatlán), 46.5% with San Vicente Coatlán [zpt].
Classification  Oto-Manguean, Zapotecan, Zapotec
A member of macrolanguage Zapotec [zap] (Mexico).
Language use  Also use Spanish.
Writing system  Latin script.