Zoque, Rayón

ZOR

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Alternate Names: Zoque de Rayón

Dialects: None known. Distinct from other Zoque.

Genealogy:

Mixe-Zoquean
Zoquean
Chiapas Zoquean
Northeast Zoque

Demographics: 2,100 (1990 census). 20 monolinguals (1990 census). Ethnic population: 10,400 (1990 census).

Language Development: Dictionary. Bible portions: 1982.

Typology: VOS; short and long words, clitics, affixes; nontonal.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Mexico