Zapotec, Lachixío

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A language of Mexico

ISO 639-3
zpl
Alternate Names
Eastern Sola de Vega Zapotec, Zapoteco de Lachixío
Autonym
Dialu
Population

6,500 (1990 census). 3,250 monolinguals.

Location

Oaxaca state: Sola de Vega municipality, San Mateo Mixtepec, San Vicente Lachixío, and Santa María Lachixío.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Popolocan-Zapotecan, Zapotecan, Zapotec
Dialects

San Miguel Mixtepec, San Mateo Mixtepec. Southwestern Zimatlán dialect most distinct. 73% intelligibility of San Pedro el Alto [zpp], 80% of San Miguel Mixtepec, 89% of San Mateo Mixtepec, and 99% of San Vicente Lachixío dialect. A member of macrolanguage Zapotec [zap].

Typology

VSO; short words, affixes, clitics; tonal.

Language Use

Vigorous. All domains. Positive attitudes. Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 60%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2010.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Zapotec, Lachixío
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Some go to the city looking for work. Christian.

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