- zapotecan
- za·po·tecan
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zapotecan
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Zapotecan — [zä΄pə tek′ən, sä΄pə tek′ən] n. a group of Amerindian languages spoken mainly in Oaxaca, Mexico * * * … Universalium
Zapotecan — [zä΄pə tek′ən, sä΄pə tek′ən] n. a group of Amerindian languages spoken mainly in Oaxaca, Mexico … English World dictionary
Zapotecan — noun 1. a member of a large tribe of Mesoamericans living in southern Mexico whose civilization flourished around 300 to 900 • Syn: ↑Zapotec • Hypernyms: ↑Indian, ↑American Indian, ↑Red Indian 2. the language of the Zapotec • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Zapotecan languages — 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 Alban. The Zapotecan language group contains the… … Wikipedia
Zapotecan — 1. adjective Of or pertaining to the Zapotec. 2. noun A Zapotec … Wiktionary
Oto-Manguean languages — Oto Manguean Geographic distribution: Currently Mexico; previously Mesoamerica and Central America Linguistic classification: Not positively related to any other language families. Subdivisions: Oto Pamean Chinantecan Tl … Wikipedia
Mesoamerican Indian languages — Introduction also called Middle American Indian languages group of languages spoken in an area of the aboriginal New World that includes central and southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, parts of Honduras and Nicaragua, and… … Universalium
Zapotec languages — Zapotec Diidzaj, Diza, Ditsa, Diidxazá, Tiits Së . . . Spoken in Mexico (Oaxaca, Puebla, Guerrero); USA Native speakers ca 500,000 (date missing) … Wikipedia
Chatino language — For the indigenous people, see Chatino. Chatino Cha cña Spoken in Mexico Region Oaxaca Native speakers 38,000 (1990–2000) … Wikipedia
Indigenous people of Oaxaca — Indigenous people from all parts of Oaxaca participate wearing traditional clothes and artifacts in a celebration known as Guelaguetza held every year by mid July. The Indigenous people of Oaxaca are descendants of the inhabitants of what is now… … Wikipedia
