| Isthmus Zapotec | |
|---|---|
| Juchitán Zapotec | |
| diidxazá | |
| Pronunciation | [dìdʒàˈzà] |
| Region | Oaxaca, Mexico |
Native speakers | (85,000 cited 1990 census)[1] |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | zai |
| Glottolog | isth1244 |
| ELP | Isthmus Zapotec |
Isthmus Zapotec, also known as Juchitán Zapotec (native name diidxazá;[2] Spanish: Zapoteco del Istmo), is a Zapotec language spoken in Tehuantepec and Juchitán de Zaragoza, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. According to the census of 1990 it has about 85,000 native speakers, however this number is rapidly decreasing, as speakers shift to Spanish.[3]
Guevea de Humboldt Zapotec, a different language, is sometimes referred to as "Northern Isthmus Zapotec."[4]
Since the Ley General de Derechos Lingüísticos de los Pueblos Indígenas was passed in 2003 Isthmus Zapotec, along with all other indigenous languages of Mexico, was officially recognised by the Mexican State.
- ^ Isthmus Zapotec at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Pickett et al. (2007)
- ^ Bueno Holle, Juan José (2019). Information structure in Isthmus Zapotec narrative and conversation. Language Science Press. p. 1. ISBN 9783961101306.
- ^ Guevea de Humboldt Zapotec at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Bueno Holle JJ (2019). Information structure in Isthmus Zapotec narrative and conversation (pdf). Berlin: Language Science Press. doi:10.5281/zenodo.2538324. ISBN 978-3-96110-129-0.
