Also Known As:
Ayapanec, Ayapaneco, Ayapa, Zoque, Tabasco, Zoque de Tabasco, Zoque de Ayapanec, Zoque, Numde Oode, Numdi Oodi
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
Copies of three partial versions of texts of the Passion in the Zoque language chanted by the Indian
SITIO DEL INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE LENGUAS INDÍGENAS (INALI)
LEY GENERAL DE DERECHOS LINGÜÍSTICOS DE LOS PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS
Critically Endangered
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
"Calculating the number of speakers can be tricky due to the level of endangerment, but my latest count is approximately 4 elder speakers and 1 younger heritage speaker. There are probably more heritage speakers but [they] haven't been surveyed yet....There might be some new speakers soon due to the 10-year revitalization process."
Native Speakers Worldwide
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Writing the future of Ayapaneco: an orthography for heritage and new speakers of a critically endangered language
Bibliography of Locations:
Personal Communication on Ayapanec Zoque
Bibliography of Context:
Writing the future of Ayapaneco: an orthography for heritage and new speakers of a critically endangered language