Zapotec, Tejalapan

ZTT

moribund

Alternate Names: Zapoteco de San Felipe Tejalapan, Zapoteco de Tejalápam

Dialects: None known. Distinct from Santo Tomás Mazaltepec Zapotec ,. A member of macrolanguage Zapotec ,.

Genealogy:

Otomanguean
Eastern Otomanguean
Popolocan-Zapotecan
Zapotecan
Zapotec

Demographics: 120 (1990 census). Ethnic population: 4,660.

Language Use: Total L1 speakers in 1998 was 30, all over the age of 70. Mainly older adults. Also use Spanish [spa].

Writing System: Unwritten

Nation of Origin: Mexico