Zoque languages
The Zoque languages form a primary branch of the Mixe–Zoquean language family indigenous to southern Mexico. They are spoken by around 70,000 indigenous Zoque people. The Zoques call their language O'de püt.
Central Zoque-language programming is carried by the CDI's radio station XECOPA, broadcasting from Copainalá, Chiapas.
There are about 100,000 speakers of Zoque languages. 63,000 people reported their language to be "Zoque" in the 2010 census. An additional 41,000 reported their language to be "Popoluca"; probably 90% of these are Sierra Popoluca and thus Zoque.
Languages
Zoquean languages fall in three groups:- ;Gulf Zoquean
- *Sierra Popoluca
- *Texistepec Popoluca
- *Ayapa Zoque
- ;Oaxacan Zoque
- *Chimalapa Zoque
- ;Chiapas Zoque
- *Copainalá Zoque
- *Francisco León Zoque
- *Rayón Zoque
Demographics
| Language | ISO 639-3 code | State | Municipalities and towns | Dialects | Speakers | Date/Source | Alternate names |
| Zoque, Rayón | Chiapas state | Rayón and Tapilula | 2,100 | 1990 census | Zoque de Rayón | ||
| Zoque, Copainalá | Chiapas state | Copainalá | Ocotepec, Ostuacán. 83% intelligibility of Francisco León . | 10,000 | 1990 census | Zoque de Copainalá | |
| Zoque, Francisco León | Chiapas, Tabasco, Veracruz, and Oaxaca states | 1. northwest Mezcalapa Chiapas: into Tabasco, Veracruz-Llave, and Oaxaca, mainly near Grijalva River, Sayula area 2. southern Mezcalapa Chiapas: Grijalva River near Angostura Reservoir 3. eastern Mezcalapa Chiapas and Tabasco states: area surrounding northwest Guatemala tip, west bank of San Antonio River and Laguna de Naja 4. west central Mezcalapa Chiapas: upper reaches of Grijalva River | Chapultenango, San Pedro Yaspac | 20,000 | 1990 census | Santa Magdalena Zoque, Zoque de Francisco León | |
| Popoluca, Highland | Veracruz state | Amamaloya, Barosa, Buena Vista, Col Benito Juárez, Cuilonia, El Aguacate, Estrivera, Guadalupe Victoria, Horno de Cal, Kilómetro Diez, La Florida, La Magdalena, Las Palmas, Soteapan; Bay of Campeche, area inland between Lake Catemaco and San Juan point, towards Hueyapan and Acayucan | 26,000 | 2000 INALI | Popoluca, Popoluca de la Sierra | ||
| Popoluca, Texistepec | Veracruz state | Texistepec area east of Oluta | 1 | 2011 UNSD | Texistepec | ||
| Zoque, Tabasco | Tabasco state | Jalpa de Méndez municipality: Ayapa | 12 | 2016, J. Rangel | Ayapanec, Zoque de Ayapanec, Zoque de Tabasco, numte oote | ||
| Zoque, Chimalapa | Oaxaca state | San Miguel Chimalapa and Santa María Chimalapa | 4,500 | 1990 census | San Miguel Chimalapa Zoque |
Recordings
- at the Archive of the Indigenous Languages of Latin America. Contains audio recordings and transcriptions of Zoque and Soteapan in a wide range of genres. Some files are restricted but may be available upon request.