Mixtec, Santa María Zacatepec

A language of Mexico

ISO 639: mza
Alternate Names: Mixteco de Santa María Zacatepec, Mixteco de Sierra Sur Oeste, Southern Putla Mixtec, Zacatepec Mixtec, “Tacuate” (pej.)
Autonym: Tu’un va’a
Population: 2,570 (2005 census). Total Mixtec speakers: 527,000 (2020 INEGI). 510 monolinguals.
Location:: Oaxaca state: Atotonilco, Las Palmas, Nejapa, Rancho de la Virgen, San Juan Viejo, San Miguel, and Tapanco towns.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Amuzgo-Mixtecan, Mixtecan, Mixtec
Dialects: None known. 64% intelligibility of Ixtayutla [vmj], 63% of Jicaltepec [mio] (Pinotepa Nacional Mixtec), 40%–50% of Metlatónoc [mxv], 25%–30% of Yoloxochitl [xty].
Language Use: Vigorous. Some Spanish-speaking merchants can understand Mixtec. All domains. Oral use in local administration, commerce. Some use in primary schools, churches. Used by all. Negative attitudes. A few also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 30%. Grammar. NT: 2015.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mixtec, Santa María Zacatepec
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: About 1,000 working in the United States. Called “Tacuates” by people in the area including Indians, which can be offensive depending on context and other signals. Christian.

Location: Oaxaca state: Atotonilco, Las Palmas, Nejapa, Rancho de la Virgen, San Juan Viejo, San Miguel, and Tapanco towns.