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Preferred term

zapZapotec  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • The Zapotec language(s) are a group of closely related indigenous Mesoamerican languages spoken by the Zapotec people from the southwestern-central highlands of Mexico. Present-day native speakers are estimated to number over half a million, with the majority inhabiting the state of Oaxaca. Zapotec-speaking communities are also found in the neighboring states of Puebla and Guerrero. Emigration has also brought a number of native Zapotec-speakers to the United States, particularly in California. In most Zapotec-speaking communities, Spanish is also spoken.

Entry terms

  • Zapotec languages

ISO 639-2 Bibliographical code

  • zap

ISO 639-2 Terminological code

  • zap

ISO 639-3 code

  • zap

Notation

  • zap

In other languages

  • zapotèque

    French

  • Langues zapotèques
  • Zapotekisch

    German

  • zapotec

    Italian

  • Lingue zapoteche
  • Portuguese

  • Línguas zapotecas
  • zapoteco

    Spanish

  • Idioma zapoteco

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/zap

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