Zapotec, Petapa

A language of Mexico

ISO 639: zpe
Alternate Names: Didxazé, Dizazi, Zapoteco de Petapa, Zapoteco de Santa María Petapa
Population: 8,000 (1990 census). Total Zapotec speakers: 491,000 (2020 INEGI). 220 monolinguals.
Location:: Oaxaca state: Juchitán district, Santa María Petapa and Santo Domingo Petapa north of the isthmus.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Popolocan-Zapotecan, Zapotecan, Zapotec
Dialects: None known. 55% intelligibility of Guevea [zpg] (most similar), 34% of Lachiguiri [zpa]. A member of macrolanguage Zapotec [zap].
Language Use: Also use Spanish [spa].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Zapotec, Petapa
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Oaxaca state: Juchitán district, Santa María Petapa and Santo Domingo Petapa north of the isthmus.