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{{Short description|Zapotec language of Oaxaca, Mexico}}
{{Infobox language
{{Infobox language
|name=Choápam Zapotec
| name = Choápam Zapotec
| nativename = {{lang|zpc|Diꞌidzaꞌ xidzaꞌ}}
|altname=
| altname =
|state=[[Mexico]]
| state = [[Mexico]]
|region=northern [[Oaxaca]], [[Veracruz]]
| region = northern [[Oaxaca]], [[Veracruz]]
|speakers=12,000
| speakers = 12,000
|date=2007
| date = 2007
|ref=e18|fam2=[[Zapotecan languages|Zapotecan]]
| ref = e18
|familycolor=American
| fam2 = [[Zapotecan languages|Zapotecan]]
|fam1=[[Oto-Manguean]]
| familycolor = oto-manguean

| fam1 = [[Oto-Manguean]]
|fam3=[[Zapotec languages|Zapotec]]
| fam3 = [[Zapotec languages|Zapotec]]
|fam4=Sierra Norte
| fam4 = Sierra Norte
|iso3=zpc
| iso3 = zpc
|glotto=choa1237
| glotto = choa1237
|glottorefname=Choapan Zapotec
| glottorefname = Choapan Zapotec
}}
}}


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


==Phonology==
==Phonology==
<ref name="SIL">[https://www.sil.org/system/files/reapdata/16/67/41/16674110127662821212432599810266288610/21609.pdf] Larry and Rosemary Lyman, Choapan Zapotec Phonology</ref>
===Consonants===
===Consonants===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!
![[Bilabial consonant|Bilabial]]
![[Alveolar consonant|Alveolar]]
![[Postalveolar consonant|Postalveolar]]
![[Palatal consonant|Palatal]]
![[Velar consonant|Velar]]
![[Glottal consonant|Glottal]]
|-
![[Nasal consonant|Nasal]]
|m
|n
|
|
|ŋ
|
|-
![[Plosive]]
|p b
|t d
|
|
|k g
|ʔ
|-
![[Fricative]]
|
|s z
|ʃ ʒ
|
|(x)
|
|-
![[Affricate]]
|
|t͡s d͡z
|t͡ʃ d͡ʒ
|
|
|
|-
![[Liquid consonant|Liquid]]
|
|l r
|
|
|
|
|-
![[Semivowel|Glide]]
|w
|
|
|j
|
|
|}


* [x] occurs as an allophone of [k]
* [r] has the voiceless allophone [ṛ] when in a nasal segment ''(e.g. '''rná<sup>1</sup>baˀ<sup>2</sup> [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.


'''Stops'''
[k]*, [g], [p], [b], [t], [d]

<small><nowiki>*</nowiki> [x] occurs as an allophone of [k].</small>

'''Sibilant fricatives'''

[s], [z], [ʃ], [ʒ]

'''Affricates'''

[d͡z], [d͡ʒ], [t͡s], [t͡ʃ]

'''Sonorants'''

[m], [n], [l], [r]*<sup>+</sup>

<small><nowiki>*</nowiki> [r] has the voiceless allophone [ṛ] when in a nasal segment, e.g ''rná<sup>1</sup>baˀ<sup>2</sup>'', [ṛnábaˀ] (I ask)</small>
<small><nowiki><sup>+</sup></nowiki> The pronounciation of [r] is variable, sometimes pronounced as [[apico-alveolar]] and with one to several flaps, with one being the most common.</small>
===Vowels===
===Vowels===


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The vowels [i], [u], [a], [e] and [ɛ] are [[nasalised]] when followed by 'n' at the end of a word.
The vowels [i], [u], [a], [e] and [ɛ] 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 [<sup>3</sup>] (superscript 3), [<sup>2</sup>] (superscript 2), and [<sup>1</sup>] (superscript 1), written after each syllable.<ref name="SIL">[https://www.sil.org/system/files/reapdata/16/67/41/16674110127662821212432599810266288610/21609.pdf] Larry and Rosemary Lyman, Choapan Zapotec Phonology</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:47, 15 December 2024

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


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