Yalálag Zapotec
Yalálag Zapotec is an Otomanguean language spoken in United States and Mexico.
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Yalálag Zapotec is a Zapotec language of Oaxaca, Mexico, spoken in Hidalgo Yalalag, Mexico City, Oaxaca City, Veracruz.
The Mexican government organization INALI recognizes both Yalálag Zapotec and Yatee Zapotec as a variety of Zapotec called Zapoteco serrano, del sureste.
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Words in Yalálag Zapotec
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | vEnE* | |
| name | la7* | |
| eye | law* | |
| ear | nEy* | |
| nose | Zin* | |
| tooth | lay* | |
| tongue | luS* | |
| hand | na7* | |
| blood | SEN* | |
| bone | Sit* | |
| skin | yid* | |
| knee | ribE7* | |
| breast | SiS* | |
| water | nis | |
| fire | yi7* | |
| sun | wiS* | |
| star | velax* | |
| stone | yax* | |
| mountain | ya7* | |
| tree | yay* | |
| leaf | lay* | |
| night | bayul* | |
| dog | viku* | |
| fish | vEly* | |
| louse | bE7ECE7* | |
| one | tú | |
| two | CupE* | |
| I | nada7* | |
| you | luE* | |
| we | nEto7* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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- Yatzachi ZapotecOtomanguean39% alike
- Choapan ZapotecOtomanguean35% alike
- Loxicha ZapotecOtomanguean31% alike
- Xanaguía ZapotecOtomanguean30% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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