Zapotec, Lachixío

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A language of Mexico

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

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

Location

West Oaxaca, east Sola de Vega, Santa María Lachixío, San Vicente Lachixío, and San Mateo Mixtepec towns.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

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

San Mateo Mixtepec, San Miguel 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.