Choápam Zapotec
Choápam Zapotec is a Zapotec language of Oaxaca, Mexico. Historical accounts suggest that Zapotec people arrived in the area of Choapam only a generation or two before the Spanish conquest, conquering what was previously Mixe territory.
Phonology
Consonants
- occurs as an allophone of
- has the voiceless allophone when in a nasal segment
- The pronunciation of is variable, sometimes pronounced as apico-alveolar and with one to several flaps, with one being the most common.
Vowels
,,,,,The vowels,,, and are nasalised when followed by 'n' at the end of a word.