Zapotec, San Pedro Quiatoni

A language of Mexico

ISO 639: zpf
Alternate Names: Dichsà, Didzá, Ditsáh, Eastern Tlacolula Zapotec, Quiatoni Zapotec, Zapoteco de San Pedro Quiatoni, Zapoteco de Sierra Sur del Noreste Alto
Autonym: Diidx Zah
Population: 14,800 (2000). Total Zapotec speakers: 491,000 (2020 INEGI).
Location:: Oaxaca state: Salinas, San Pedro Quiatoni, Unión Juárez, and 20 nearby settlements.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Popolocan-Zapotecan, Zapotecan, Zapotec
Dialects: None known. 76% intelligibility of Mitla [zaw] (most similar). A member of macrolanguage Zapotec [zap].
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains among adults. Positive attitudes. Also use Spanish [spa]. Bilingualism high near Pan-American highway, decreasing to non-existent the farther away the settlements are. Overall rising percentage of bilingualism, due to more contact with outsiders.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%. Education is highly valued. Taught in primary schools by some bilingual teachers. Bible portions: 2000–2002.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Zapotec, San Pedro Quiatoni
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.

Location: Oaxaca state: Salinas, San Pedro Quiatoni, Unión Juárez, and 20 nearby settlements.