Loxicha Zapotec

Loxicha Zapotec (Western Pochutla Zapotec) is a Zapotec language of Oaxaca, Mexico. It is one of the most populous varieties of Zapotec, and the majority of speakers are monolingual.

Loxicha Zapotec
Diste
Native to	Mexico
Region	south Oaxaca
Native speakers	75,000 (2000 census)[1]
Language family	Oto-Manguean Zapotecan Zapotec Sierra Sur Miahuatlan Loxicha Zapotec
Dialects	San Agustín Loxicha San Bartolomé Loxicha San Andrés Paxtlán San Miguel Suchixtepec
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ztp
Glottolog	loxi1235
ELP	Coatec Zapotec (shared)

Not all varieties of Zapotec from towns named "Loxicha" are part of Loxicha Zapotec. San Baltázar Loxicha Zapotec, which includes Santa Catarina Loxicha, is a distinct language.

Phonology

Vowels

	Front	Back
Close	i	u
Mid	e	o
Open	a

Consonants

		Bilabial	Dental	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Labio- velar	Uvular
Plosive	voiceless	p	t			k	kʷ
	voiced	b	d			ɡ
Affricate	voiceless			ts	tʃ
	prenasal				ⁿdʒ
Fricative	voiceless	(ɸʷ)	θ	(s)	ʃ			χ
	voiced			z
Nasal		m		n		(ŋ)
Rhotic				r
Lateral				l
Approximant		w			j

/b, d/ can be realized as [β ð] when occurring intervocalically. /ɡ/ is realized as [ɣ] when occurring at the first syllable. /ɸʷ, s/ only occur in Spanish loanwords. /ŋ/ only marginally occurs and at the end of a syllable.^[2]

References

1. Loxicha Zapotec at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. Salminen, Mikko (2014). Dí'ztè': o zapoteco de San Agustín Loxicha, Oaxaca, México. München: LINCOM.