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Choápam Zapotec

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Choápam Zapotec
Diꞌidzaꞌ xidzaꞌ
Native toMexico
Regionnorthern Oaxaca, Veracruz
Native speakers
12,000 (2007)[1]
Oto-Manguean
Language codes
ISO 639-3zpc
Glottologchoa1237
ELPChoapan

Choápam Zapotec (Zapoteco de Choápam; in Veracruz Zapoteco de San Juan Comaltepec) is a Zapotec language of Oaxaca, Mexico.

Phonology

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Consonants

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Bilabial Alveolar Postalveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive p b t d k g ʔ
Fricative s z ʃ ʒ (x)
Affricate t͡s d͡z t͡ʃ d͡ʒ
Liquid l r
Glide w j
  • [x] occurs as an allophone of [k]
  • [r] has the voiceless allophone [ṛ] when in a nasal segment (e.g. rná1baˀ2 [ṛnábaˀ] (I ask))
  • The pronunciation of [r] is variable, sometimes pronounced as apico-alveolar and with one to several flaps, with one being the most common.

Vowels

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[i], [e], [ɛ], [o], [u], [a]

The vowels [i], [u], [a], [e] and [ɛ] are nasalised when followed by 'n' at the end of a word.

Tones

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Choapam Zapotec has three pitches, or tones, which are high, mid, and low, indicated respectively by [3] (superscript 3), [2] (superscript 2), and [1] (superscript 1), written after each syllable.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Choápam Zapotec at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ [1] Larry and Rosemary Lyman, Choapan Zapotec Phonology