Zapotecan languages

Oto-Manguean language branch of Mexico

Zapotecan
Geographic
distribution
Oaxaca, Mexico
Linguistic classificationOto-Manguean
  • Eastern Oto-Mangue
    • Popolocan–Zapotecan
      • Zapotecan
Subdivisions
  • Zapotec
  • Chatino
Glottologzapo1436

The Zapotecan languages are a group of related Oto-Manguean languages which descend from the common proto-Zapotecan language spoken by the Zapotec people during the era of the dominance of Monte Albán.

The Zapotecan language group contains the Zapotec languages and the Chatino languages.

Further reading

  • Kaufman, Terrence. 2016. Proto-Sapotek(an) reconstructions. Project for the Documentation of the Languages of Mesoamerica.
  • Kaufman, Terrence. 2015. A typologically odd phonological reconstruction for proto-Sapotekan: stem-final *k. Project for the Documentation of the Languages of Mesoamerica.

References

  • Lenguas Zapotecas
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Oto-Manguean languages
Western
Oto-Pamean
Otomian
Mazahua
  • Central Mazahua
  • Michoacán Mazahua
Otomi
Matlatzincan
Pamean
Chinantecan
Tlapanecan
Manguean
Eastern
Popolocan
Zapotecan
Chatino
Zapotec
Northern
Sierra Juárez
Rincón
Cajonos
Other
Southern
Cis-Yautepec
Coatec
Central
Trans-Yautepec
Western Valley
Other
Other
Amuzgoan
Mixtecan
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Italics indicate extinct languages
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