ZTS ISO 639-3
Zapotec, Tilquiapan
Diza Autonym
A language of Mexico
- ISO 639
- zts
- Alternate Names
- San Miguel Tilquiapam, Zapoteco de San Miguel Tilquiapan, Zapoteco de Valles del Centro Bajo
- Autonym
- Diza
- Population
- 5,000 (2007 SIL). Total Zapotec speakers: 491,000 (2020 INEGI). 900 monolinguals.
- Location:
- Oaxaca state: Ocotlán and San Miguel Tilquiapan.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Otomanguean, Eastern Otomanguean, Popolocan-Zapotecan, Zapotecan, Zapotec
- Dialects
- None known. 87% intelligibility of Santa Inés Yatzechi [zpn], 65% of Chichicapan [zpv], 59% of Ocotlán [zac], 45% of Western Tlacolula Valley Zapotec [zab]. A member of macrolanguage Zapotec [zap].
- Language Use
- Sociolinguistic differences with nearest Zapotec. Also use Spanish [spa].
- Language Development
- Bilingual teachers. Bible portions: 2009.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Zapotec, Tilquiapan
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Oaxaca state: Ocotlán and San Miguel Tilquiapan.
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