Choápam Zapotec (Zapoteco de Choápam; in Veracruz Zapoteco de San Juan Comaltepec) is a Zapotec language of Oaxaca, Mexico.
| Choápam Zapotec | |
|---|---|
| Diꞌidzaꞌ xidzaꞌ | |
| Native to | Mexico |
| Region | northern Oaxaca, Veracruz |
Native speakers | 12,000 (2007)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | zpc |
| Glottolog | choa1237 |
| ELP | Choapan |
Phonology
Consonants
| 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
[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
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]