Isthmus Zapotec

Isthmus Zapotec, also known as Juchitán Zapotec (native name diidxazá; Spanish: Zapoteco del Istmo), is a Zapotec language spoken in Tehuantepec and Juchitán de Zaragoza, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. According to the census of 1990 it has about 85,000 native speakers, however this number is rapidly decreasing, as speakers shift to Spanish.

Isthmus Zapotec
Juchitán Zapotec
diidxazá
Pronunciation[dìdʒàˈzà]
RegionOaxaca, Mexico
Native speakers
(85,000 cited 1990 census)
Oto-Manguean
  • Zapotecan
    • Zapotec
      • Central
        • Extended Ocotepec
          • Isthmus Zapotec
Writing system
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3zai
Glottologisth1244
ELPIsthmus Zapotec

Guevea de Humboldt Zapotec, a different language, is sometimes referred to as "Northern Isthmus Zapotec."

Since the Ley General de Derechos Lingüísticos de los Pueblos Indígenas was passed in 2003 Isthmus Zapotec, along with all other indigenous languages of Mexico, was officially recognised by the Mexican State.

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