Alternate Names: Diidz Zë, Zapoteco de Santa Catarina Xanaguía
Dialects: None known. A few phonological and lexical differences between San Francisco and San José areas. A member of macrolanguage Zapotec ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 2,500 (1990 census). 880 monolinguals. Mainly older women.
Language Use: Vigorous. A few users of other languages have married into and speak it. Home, local administration, commerce, religion. All ages. Positive attitudes. 20% have some fluency in Spanish [spa]. San Francisco reportedly more monolingual than Santa Catarina, and San José the most bilingual. Some use other varieties of Zapotec.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 10%. Bible portions: 1996.
Typology: VSO.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Mexico
Other Comments: Many women over 40 and some men have no education. People leave the area for jobs. Christian, traditional religion.