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Language code: zap

Technical information about ISO 639 language code zap

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The table below provides technical details for the Zapotec language, designated by the zap code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

zap

Name

Zapotec

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Isthmus Zapotec (Diidxazá)Valley (Central) ZapotecNorthern Sierra ZapotecSouthern ZapotecSolteco Zapotec
Related languages
ChatinoMixtecMazatecChinantec
Key facts
Zapotec languages are tonal, with some varieties distinguishing up to four pitch levelsThey use a vigesimal (base-20) counting system inherited from pre-Columbian timesA pre-Hispanic logographic script was once used to write Classical ZapotecMutual intelligibility between the main dialect groups can be very low, so some are treated as separate languagesSpeakers commonly call their own variety with expressions meaning “our language,” such as Diidxazá
Sample phrase

Guendaliza’a, cá ti?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Zapotec language, identified by the code zap, falls under the 'Macrolanguage' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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