Choápam Zapotec
| Choápam Zapotec | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Mexico |
| Region | northern Oaxaca, Veracruz |
Native speakers | 12,000 (2007)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | zpc |
| Glottolog | choa1237 |
| ELP | Choapan |
Choápam Zapotec (Zapoteco de Choápam; in Veracruz Zapoteco de San Juan Comaltepec) is a Zapotec language of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Phonology
Consonants
Stops [k]*, [g], [p], [b], [t], [d]
* [x] occurs as an allophone of [k].
Sibilant fricatives
[s], [z], [ʃ], [ʒ]
Affricates
[d͡z], [d͡ʒ], [t͡s], [t͡ʃ]
Sonorants
[m], [n], [l], [r]*+
* [r] has the voiceless allophone [ṛ] when in a nasal segment, e.g rná1baˀ2, [ṛnábaˀ] (I ask) <sup>+</sup> The pronounciation of [r] is variable, sometimes pronounced as apico-alveolar and with one to several flaps, with one being the most common.
Vowels
[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.
References
- ^ Choápam Zapotec at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ [1] Larry and Rosemary Lyman, Choapan Zapotec Phonology