Zoque, Francisco León

ZOS

vigorous

Alternate Names: Santa Magdalena Zoque, Zoque de Francisco León

Dialects: Chapultenango, San Pedro Yaspac. Reportedly similar to Copainalá ,.

Genealogy:

Mixe-Zoquean
Zoquean
Chiapas Zoquean

Demographics: 20,000 (1990 census).

Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1978.

Typology: Long words, affixes; nontonal.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Mexico

Other Comments: Relocated after El Chicón volcano eruption in 1982; Francisco León, the original town, is buried.