Zapotec, Xanaguía
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A language of Mexico
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Zapoteco de Santa Catarina Xanaguía
Autonym
Diidz Zë
Population
2,500 (1990 census). 880 monolinguals. Mainly older women.
Location
Oaxaca state: southeast Miahuatlán, San Francisco Ozolotepec, and San José Ozolotepec, Santa Catarina Xanaguía.
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Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Dialects
None known. A few phonological and lexical differences between San Francisco and San José areas. A member of macrolanguage Zapotec [zap].
Typology
VSO.
Language Use
Vigorous. A few users of other languages have married into and speak it. Home, local administration, commerce, religion. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Some also use Spanish [spa], especially those in San José.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 10%. Bible portions: 1996–2018.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Many women over 40 and some men have no education. People leave the area for jobs. Christian, traditional religion.