Coatecas Altas Zapotec | |
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(Coatecas Altas, Oaxaca) | |
Native to | Mexico |
Region | Oaxaca |
Native speakers | 4,900 (2005 census) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
zca |
Glottolog |
coat1244 |
ELP | Amatec Zapotec (shared) |
Coatecas Altas Zapotec is a Zapotec language spoken in southern Oaxaca, Mexico, in and around the town of Coatecas Altas, in the Ejutla District, south of Oaxaca City. [2] It is 83% intelligible with Ozolotepec Zapotec, and similar to Miahuatlán Zapotec. [1]
Communities of Coatecas Altas speakers can also be found in Soconusco, Chiapas, San Bernardino, Oaxaca, and in the areas surrounding San Quintín, Baja California. [2]