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Coatecas Altas Zapotec

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Coatecas Altas Zapotec
(Coatecas Altas, Oaxaca)
Native toMexico
RegionOaxaca
Native speakers
4,900 (2005 census)[1]
Oto-Manguean
Language codes
ISO 639-3zca
Glottologcoat1244
ELPAmatec Zapotec (shared)

Coatecas Altas Zapotec is a Zapotec language spoken in southern Oaxaca, Mexico, in and around the town of Coatecas Altas, in the Ejutla District, south of Oaxaca City.[2] It is 83% intelligible with Ozolotepec Zapotec, and similar to Miahuatlán Zapotec.[1]

Communities of Coatecas Altas speakers can also be found in Soconusco, Chiapas, San Bernardino, Oaxaca, and in the areas surrounding San Quintín, Baja California.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Coatecas Altas Zapotec at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b "Coatecas Altas Zapotec (zca)". Summer Institute of Linguistics in Mexico. Archived from the original on 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2014-03-11.

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