Zapotecan languages

E754380

language branch

Zapotecan languages are a branch of the Oto-Manguean language family spoken primarily in Oaxaca, Mexico, known for their tonal systems and significant dialect diversity.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Zapotec languages	11
Isthmus Zapotec	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	language branch ⓘ
areDocumentedIn	ethnolinguistic surveys of Oaxaca ⓘ
areRelatedTo	Chinantecan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Mixtecan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Popolocan languages ⓘ
areSpokenBy	Chatino peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Zapotec peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ
areSubjectOf	historical-comparative studies ⓘ language revitalization projects ⓘ tone system analyses ⓘ
hasAcademicFieldOfStudy	Zapotecan linguistics ⓘ
hasISOFamilyCode	omq ⓘ
hasLinguisticFeature	VSO word order ⓘ VSO/VOS alternation ⓘ clausal clitics ⓘ complex tone system ⓘ head-marking morphology ⓘ laryngealization contrasts ⓘ nasalization contrasts ⓘ phonemic vowel length ⓘ rich aspectual morphology ⓘ tonal phonology ⓘ tone sandhi ⓘ verb–initial word order ⓘ
hasProperty	high dialect diversity ⓘ mutual unintelligibility among many varieties ⓘ
hasSubgroup	Chatino languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Zapotec languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasWritingSystem	Latin alphabet ⓘ surface form: Latin script
historicalRelation	diverged from Proto-Zapotecan ⓘ
languageStatus	many varieties endangered ⓘ some varieties vulnerable ⓘ
partOf	Oto-Manguean language family NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Central Valleys of Oaxaca NERFINISHED ⓘ Isthmus region of Oaxaca ⓘ Sierra Norte de Oaxaca NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Sur de Oaxaca NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Mexico ⓘ
spokenIn	Guerrero NERFINISHED ⓘ Isthmus of Tehuantepec NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Puebla NERFINISHED ⓘ
spokenPrimarilyIn	Oaxaca NERFINISHED ⓘ
subclassOf	Oto-Manguean languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedIn	community education programs ⓘ local radio broadcasting ⓘ oral literature ⓘ traditional rituals ⓘ