ZAW ISO 639-3
Zapotec, Mitla
Didxsaj Autonym
A language of Mexico
- ISO 639
- zaw
- Alternate Names
- Dichsah, Dixdà, East Central Tlacolula Zapotec, East Valley Zapotec, Zapoteco de Valles del Este Medio, Zapoteco de Valles del Noreste
- Autonym
- Didxsaj
- Population
- 19,500 (1983 SIL). Total Zapotec speakers: 491,000 (2020 INEGI). 190 monolinguals.
- Location:
- Oaxaca state: Mitla valley.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Popolocan-Zapotecan, Zapotecan, Zapotec
- Dialects
- Santiago Matatlán Zapotec (Matatlán Zapotec). 75% intelligibility of Western Tlacolula Valley [zab] (most similar). A member of macrolanguage Zapotec [zap].
- Typology
- SVO or VSO; short and long words, clitics and affixes; tonal.
- Language Use
- Vigorous in some families. Shifting to Spanish [spa]. All domains among most adults. Oral use in local administration, commerce, some in media, in religious services. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Some also use English [eng]. Also use Spanish [spa].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 40%. Literacy rate in L2: 80%–90%. 10% can write it. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2009.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Zapotec, Mitla
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion, Christian.
Also Spoken in
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Location: Oaxaca state: Mitla valley.
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