Yalálag Zapotec New Testament (ZPUTBL)

Overview

The Yalálag Zapotec New Testament was completed in 2000 by Wycliffe Bible Translators, first published by La Liga Bíblica, with an electronic edition following in 2009. The primary SIL linguist for the Yalálag Zapotec language was Ronald B. Newberg, who lived and worked in Villa Hidalgo (Yalálag) in the Villa Alta District of the Sierra Norte of Oaxaca. [1] Newberg published Yalálag Zapotec texts (1980), studies on participant accessibility (1987) and verb morphology (2005), a literacy primer (2005), and work on location expressions (2012). [1] The variety belongs to the Zoogochoan branch of Sierra Norte Zapotec and is spoken across Villa Hidalgo Yalálag and diaspora communities in Mexico City, Oaxaca City, and Veracruz. Yalálag Zapotec has approximately 93% mutual intelligibility with the Zoogocho dialect and 84% with Betaza. [2]

Language and People

Yalálag Zapotec (ISO 639-3: zpu) is spoken by approximately 3,500 people in Southern Central Mexico. [Glottolog: yala1267]

Publishing and Organizations

Created by Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. Published by Bible League International. Translation type: New.

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