| Description | An extensive dialect chain that includes roughly 6 major dialect groupings: Santa María Quiegolani (zpi); Mixtepec (zpm) which includes San Juan and San Pedro Mixtepec and other nearby towns; ISO code ztl is spoken in Santiago Lapaguía, San Juan Guivini, Felipe Lachillo and La Merced del Potrero; ztq refers to a variety spoken in Santa Catarina Quioquitani, Santa Catalina and San Tomás Quierí, Santo Domingo Lachiviló, San Pedro Leapi, and Santiago Lachivía; The Xanica variety (zpr) is spoken in Santiago Xanica, San Antonio Ozolotepec, San Andrés Lovene, and Santa María Coixtepec; the most moribund variety (zax) is spoken in Santa María Xadani and environs; and ISO code ztg refers to the variety spoken in Santa Catarina Xanaguía, San Francisco and San José Ozolotepec. |
