Tilquiapan Zapotec
Tilquiapan Zapotec is an Otomanguean language spoken in Mexico.
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Tilquiapan Zapotec (Zapoteco de San Miguel Tilquiápam) is an Oto-Manguean language of the Zapotecan branch, spoken in southern Oaxaca, Mexico.
Santa Inés Yatzechi Zapotec is close enough to be considered a dialect, and Ocotlán Zapotec is also close. They were measured at 87% and 59% intelligibility, respectively, in recorded text testing.
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Words in Tilquiapan Zapotec
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | b3n* | |
| name | la* | |
| eye | balo* | |
| ear | dieg* | |
| nose | Zi7* | |
| tooth | yalay* | |
| tongue | luj* | |
| hand | na* | |
| blood | r3n* | |
| skin | t3S* | |
| knee | Siby* | |
| breast | dud* | |
| liver | laj* | |
| water | nis | |
| fire | bel* | |
| sun | gubij* | |
| star | giloguba* | |
| stone | gia* | |
| mountain | dan* | |
| tree | yag* | |
| leaf | bldag* | |
| night | gel* | |
| dog | bekw* | |
| fish | beld* | |
| louse | b3C* | |
| one | tu* | |
| two | tiop* | |
| I | na7* | |
| you | li* | |
| we | nu7* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Santa Inés Yatzechi ZapotecOtomanguean55% alike
- Mitla ZapotecOtomanguean48% alike
- ZapotecOtomanguean47% alike
- San Pedro Quiatoni ZapotecOtomanguean43% alike
- Chichicapan ZapotecOtomanguean42% alike
- Ayoquesco ZapotecOtomanguean42% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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