Zapotec, Santo Domingo Albarradas

ZAS

developing

Alternate Names: Albarradas Zapotec, Zapoteco de Santo Domingo Albarradas

Dialects: None known. 39% intelligibility of Mitla , (most similar). A member of macrolanguage Zapotec ,.

Genealogy:

Otomanguean
Eastern Otomanguean
Popolocan-Zapotecan
Zapotecan
Zapotec

Demographics: 5,500 (1980 census).

Language Use: Since 1979 Santo Domingo users have shown increasing preference for Zapotec, but in Santa María reportedly diminishing use. Some immigrant Mixe have learned local Zapotec, but few Zapotec learn Mixe. Also use Spanish [spa].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 80%. Videos. NT: 2010.

Typology: VSO; varying word length, clitics and affixes; tonal.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Mexico