Zoogocho Zapotec
Zoogocho Zapotec, or Diža'xon, is a Zapotec language of Oaxaca, Mexico.
| Zoogocho Zapotec | |
|---|---|
| (San Bartolomé Zoogocho) | |
| Diža'xon | |
| Pronunciation | [diʒaʔˈʐon] |
| Native to | Mexico |
| Region | Northern Oaxaca |
Native speakers | (1,400 cited ca. 1991) (1,000 in Mexico) |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | zpq |
| Glottolog | zoog1238 |
It is spoken in San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca, Santa María Yalina, Tabehua, and Oaxaca City.
As of 2013, about 1,500 "Zoogochenses" live in Los Angeles, California. Classes are held in the MacArthur Park neighborhood to preserve the Zoogocho Zapotec language.
The language is also known as Tabehua, Yalina, Zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, and Zoogocho.
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