Coatlán Zapotec
Coatlán Zapotec is an Otomanguean language spoken in Mexico. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Coatlán Zapotec (Western Miahuatlán Zapotec) is a Zapotec language spoken in southern Oaxaca, Mexico. It uses linguolabial sounds as onomatopoeia.
It is also known as San Miguel Zapotec and Zapoteco de Santa María Coatlán, to distinguish it from Zapoteco de San Vicente Coatlán. It is the only language that uses the linguolabial click. However, it is only used for onomatopoeias.
From Wikipedia · Santo Domingo Coatlán Zapotec · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Coatlán Zapotec
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | Nuzndo* | |
| nose | ze7* | |
| hand | ya7* | |
| bone | ti8* | |
| knee | Si7b* | |
| breast | Zi7* | |
| water | nits | |
| fire | bEl* | |
| sun | wiZ7* | |
| star | mbEl* | |
| stone | ge7* | |
| mountain | ge7* | |
| tree | ya7* | |
| leaf | la7* | |
| night | tEl7* | |
| dog | mbek* | |
| fish | mbEl* | |
| louse | mtiye* | |
| two | topa* | |
| see | nia7ya* | |
| hear | ndon* | |
| path | nEstib* | |
| new | kub* | |
| full | ZE* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Grammar
- Tataltepec ChatinoOtomanguean88% alike
- Western Tlacolula Valley ZapotecOtomanguean88% alike
- Zacatepec ChatinoOtomanguean88% alike
- Santa María Quiegolani ZapotecOtomanguean85% alike
- Zenzontepec ChatinoOtomanguean85% alike
- Zoogocho ZapotecOtomanguean84% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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