Coatecas Altas Zapotec

Coatecas Altas Zapotec is an Otomanguean language spoken in Mexico.

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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. It is 83% intelligible with Ozolotepec Zapotec, and similar to Miahuatlán Zapotec.

Communities of Coatecas Altas speakers can also be found in Soconusco, Chiapas, San Bernardino, Oaxaca, and in the areas surrounding San Quintín, Baja California.

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Words in Coatecas Altas Zapotec

Meaning	Word	Romanization
name	LE*
nose	Si7*
fire	ki*
sun	NwiZ*
star	mbel*
stone	keh*
mountain	yi7i*
tree	ya*
leaf	la*
dog	mbek*
fish	mbel*
you	lu*
new	kub*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

Nearby languages

Ayoquesco Zapotec Soltec Lachixío Zapotec Ocotlán Zapotec San Vicente Coatlán Zapotec Tilquiapan Zapotec Santa Inés Yatzechi Zapotec Chichicapan Zapotec Asunción Mixtepec Zapotec Texmelucan Zapotec

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