Mazaltepec Zapotec, also known as Etla Zapotec, is a divergent Zapotec language of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It stands apart from other varieties of Zapotec; it has only 10% intelligibility with San Juan Guelavía Zapotec (at least with some varieties, as that may not be a single language), but zero intelligibility with other varieties of Zapotec that have been tested. The moribund Tejalapan Zapotec may be closer.
| Mazaltepec Zapotec | |
|---|---|
| (Santo Tomás Mazaltepec) | |
| Native to | Mexico |
| Region | Oaxaca |
Native speakers | (2,200 cited 1990 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | zpy |
| Glottolog | maza1294 |
| ELP | Etla |