Zapotec, Ocotlán
PrintA language of Mexico
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Ocotlán Oeste Zapotec, Zapoteco del Poniente de Ocotlán
Population
15,000 (1993 SIL).
Location
Central Oaxaca around Santiago Apóstol and Ocotlán.
Language Maps
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Dialects
67% intelligibility of Tilquiapan [zts] (most similar).
Typology
VSO; short words, affixes; tonal
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. NT: 1983.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.