Zapotec, Western Tlacolula Valley
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A language of Mexico
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Guelavía, San Juan Guelavía Zapotec, Western Tlacolula Zapotec, Zapoteco de San Juan, Zapoteco de Tlacolula occidental
Population
28,000 in Mexico (1990 census). Total users in all countries: 28,500.
Location
Oaxaca state: central.
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Language Status
5 (Developing).
Dialects
Jalieza Zapotec, Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec (San Marcos Tlapazola Zapotec, Tlacolula Valley Zapotec), San Lucas Quiavini Zapotec, San Martín Tilcajete Zapotec, Santa Ana del Valle Zapotec. 20% intelligibility of Santa Inés Yatzechi [zpn] (most similar); Jalieza 99% of Western Tlacolula Valley; Teotitlán del Valle 100% of Western Tlacolula Valley, but Western Tlacolula Valley only 59% of Teotitlán del Valle. A member of macrolanguage Zapotec [zap].
Typology
VSO; affixes, clitics; tonal.
Language Use
Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 10%. Dictionary. NT: 1995.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].