San Agustín Mixtepec Zapotec

San Agustín Mixtepec Zapotec
Native to	Mexico
Region	Oaxaca
Native speakers	59 (1994) [1]
Language family	Oto-Manguean Zapotecan Zapotec Sierra Sur Yautepec San Agustín Mixtepec Zapotec; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ztm
Glottolog	sana1286 [2]

Last updated February 20, 2019

San Agustín Mixtepec Zapotec is a nearly extinct Zapotec language of Oaxaca, Mexico.

Oaxaca, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, make up the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 570 municipalities, of which 418 are governed by the system of usos y costumbres with recognized local forms of self-governance. Its capital city is Oaxaca de Juárez.

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Covering almost 2,000,000 square kilometres (770,000 sq mi), the nation is the fifth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent state in the world. With an estimated population of over 120 million people, the country is the eleventh most populous state and the most populous Spanish-speaking state in the world, while being the second most populous nation in Latin America after Brazil. Mexico is a federation comprising 31 states and Mexico City, a special federal entity that is also the capital city and its most populous city. Other metropolises in the state include Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana and León.

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Some existing code elements in ISO 639-2, and the corresponding code elements in ISO 639-1, are designated in those parts of ISO 639 as individual language code elements, yet are in a one-to-many relationship with individual language code elements in [ISO 639-3]. For purposes of [ISO 639-3], they are considered to be macrolanguage code elements.

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San Bernardo Mixtepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca, Mexico. It is part of the Zimatlán District in the west of the Valles Centrales Region

Magdalena Mixtepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 11.48 km². It is part of the Zimatlán District in the west of the Valles Centrales Region

San Juan Mixtepec is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 53.59 km². It is part of the Miahuatlán District in the south of the Sierra Sur Region.

The Costa Region or Costa Chica lies on the Pacific coast of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, south of the more mountainous Sierra Sur inland from the coast. It includes the districts of Jamiltepec, Juquila and Pochutla

Zimatlán District is located in the west of the Valles Centrales Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.

Miahuatlán District is located in the south of the Sierra Sur Region of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico.

The internal classification of Mixtec is controversial. Many varieties are mutually unintelligible and by that criterion separate languages. In the 16th century, Spanish authorities recognized half a dozen lenguas comprising the Mixtec lengua. It is not clear to what extent these were distinct languages at the time. Regardless, the colonial disintegration of the Mixtec nation and resulting isolation of local communities led to the rapid diversification of local dialects into distinct languages. Below are some attempts at Mixtec classification by various scholars.

Mixtepec Zapotec is an Oto-Manguean language of Oaxaca, Mexico. It is reported to have 80% intelligibility with Lapaguía Zapotec, but with only 45% intelligibility in the other direction.

Loxicha Zapotec is a Zapotec language of Oaxaca, Mexico. It is one of the most populous varieties of Zapotec, and the majority of speakers are monolingual.

Asunción Mixtepec Zapotec is a nearly extinct Oto-Manguean language of western Oaxaca, Mexico. It is a divergent Zapotec language, 22% intelligible with Ayoquesco Zapotec, the most similar other language.

Zaachila Zapotec is a small Zapotec language of Oaxaca, Mexico. It is perhaps a dialect of Yatzeche Zapotec, which is 85% intelligible to Zaachila speakers. Tilquiapan Zapotec is 75% intelligible, 72% of San Juan Guelavía to Zaachila speakers.

Several Zapotec languages are called "Mixtepec", after the main town they are spoken in. They include:

Mixtepec Mixtec is a Mixtec language spoken in the town of San Juan Mixtepec, Oaxaca, and in nearby towns, and by emigrants in California. It is not close to other varieties of Mixtec.

Zapoteco de la Sierra sur, noroeste is a name used by INALI for a variety of Zapotec recognized by the Mexican government. It corresponds to three ISO languages:

San Juan Mixtepec may refer to:

ZPM may refer to:

References

↑ San Agustín Mixtepec Zapotec at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "San Agustin Mixtepec Zapotec". Glottolog 3.0 . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

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[e18-1] San Agustín Mixtepec Zapotec at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)

[Glottolog-2] Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "San Agustin Mixtepec Zapotec". Glottolog 3.0 . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.