Isthmus Zapotec | |
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Juchitán Zapotec | |
Diidxazá | |
Pronunciation | [dìdʒàˈzà] |
Region | Oaxaca, Mexico |
Native speakers
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(85,000 cited 1990 census) |
Latin | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
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Glottolog | isth1244 |
Isthmus Zapotec, also known as Juchitán Zapotec (native name diidxazá;Spanish: Zapoteco del Istmo), is a Zapotecan language spoken in Tehuantepec and Juchitán de Zaragoza, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.
Guevea de Humboldt Zapotec, a different language, is sometimes referred to as "Northern Isthmus Zapotec."
The sounds of Isthmus Zapotec are:
Isthmus Zapotec has only open syllables (that is, they must end in a vowel).