Texmelucan Zapotec Bible (ZPZTBL)

Overview

The Texmelucan Zapotec Bible contains the New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs, originally published in 1989 by La Liga Bíblica with a second edition in 2004; an electronic edition followed in 2009. The primary SIL linguist for the language was Charles H. Speck, who lived in San Lorenzo Texmelucan from 1972 to 1980 under SIL sponsorship. [1] Speck published extensively on the language, including studies of its suprasegmental phonology (1978), verb system (1984), positional verbs (1994), and a major collection of oral literature ("Zapotec Oral Literature: El Folklore de San Lorenzo Texmelucan," 1998). [1] [2] Texmelucan Zapotec is a Papabuco-branch variety within the western branch of the Zapotec language family, spoken by approximately 4,100 people in the Sola de Vega District of Oaxaca.

Language and People

Texmelucan Zapotec (ISO 639-3: zpz) is spoken by approximately 4,100 people in Southern Central Mexico. [Glottolog: texm1235]

Publishing and Organizations

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

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