Alternate Names: Diste, Western Pochutla Zapotec, Zapoteco de Loxicha
Dialects: and San Miguel Suchixtepec, San Agustín Loxicha, San Andrés Paxtlán, San Bartolomé Loxicha. Distinct from San Baltázar Loxicha , and Santa Catarina Loxicha. A member of macrolanguage Zapotec ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 75,000 (2000 census). 22,500 monolinguals (2005 census).
Language Use: Those in town centers also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Bible portions: 2009–2013.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Mexico