Coatecas Altas Zapotec

Coatecas Altas Zapotec
(Coatecas Altas, Oaxaca)
Native toMexico
RegionOaxaca
Native speakers
4,900 (2005 census)
Oto-Manguean
Language codes
ISO 639-3zca
Glottologcoat1244
ELPAmatec Zapotec (shared)

Coatecas Altas Zapotec is a Zapotec language spoken in southern Oaxaca, Mexico, in and around the town of Coatecas Altas, in the Ejutla District, south of Oaxaca City. It is 83% intelligible with Ozolotepec Zapotec, and similar to Miahuatlán Zapotec.

Communities of Coatecas Altas speakers can also be found in Soconusco, Chiapas, San Bernardino, Oaxaca, and in the areas surrounding San Quintín, Baja California.