Group of related indigenous Mesoamerican languages
"Zapotec language" redirects here. For the extinct language of Jalisco, see Zapotec language (Jalisco).
Zapotec
Diidxazá, Dizhsa
Ethnicity
Zapotecs
Geographic distribution
Oaxaca, Veracruz, Guerrero, Puebla. Small populations in California and New Jersey, United States.
Native speakers
490,000 in Mexico (2020 census)[1]
Linguistic classification
Oto-Manguean
Zapotecan
Zapotec
Early form
Ancient Zapotec
Subdivisions
Central (Isthmus and Valley)
Mazaltepec
Sierra Norte
Sierra Sur
Western
ISO 639-2 / 5
zap
ISO 639-3
zap
Glottolog
zapo1437
The Zapotec languages as classified by Glottolog
Zapotec speaking areas of Oaxaca (as of 2015)
Notes
ISO 639-3 macrolanguage code has 58 individual language codes
Regulated by the National Institute of Indigenous Languages
The Zapotec/ˈzæpətɛk/[2] languages are a group of around 50 closely related indigenous Mesoamerican languages that constitute a main branch of the Oto-Manguean language family and which is spoken by the Zapotec people from the southwestern-central highlands of Mexico. A 2020 census reports nearly half a million speakers,[1] with the majority inhabiting the state of Oaxaca. Zapotec-speaking communities are also found in the neighboring states of Puebla, Veracruz, and Guerrero. Labor migration has also brought a number of native Zapotec speakers to the United States, particularly in California and New Jersey. Most Zapotec-speaking communities are highly bilingual in Spanish.
^ abLenguas indígenas y hablantes de 3 años y más, 2020 INEGI. Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020.
^Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student’s Handbook, Edinburgh
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