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

Vowels

,,,,,
The vowels,,, and are nasalised when followed by 'n' at the end of a word.

Tones

Choapam Zapotec has three pitches, or tones, which are high, mid, and low, indicated respectively by,, and, written after each syllable.