Choápam Zapotec


Choápam Zapotec is a Zapotec language of Oaxaca, Mexico.

Phonology

Consonants

Stops
* occurs as an allophone of .
Sibilant fricatives
, , ,
Affricates
, , ,
Sonorants
, , , *+
* has the voiceless allophone when in a nasal segment, e.g rná1baˀ2,
+ The pronunciation of is variable, sometimes pronounced as apico-alveolar and with one to several flaps, with one being the most common.
Others
The glottal stop, , and are also seen to occur in Choapam Zapotec.

Vowels

, , , , ,
The vowels , , , and 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 , , and , written after each syllable.