zapotecan

• Substantiv, das einen Angehörigen des großen indigenen Volkes in Südmexiko bezeichnet, dessen Zivilisation etwa von 300 bis 900 blühte, oder deren Sprache.

A noun referring to a member of a large indigenous tribe of Mesoamericans from southern Mexico, whose civilization flourished around 300 to 900, or to their language.

Eigenname

1. Member of an Indigenous PeopleC1formal

   A person belonging to a major Indigenous group of Mesoamerica, historically located in the Oaxaca region of southern Mexico, whose advanced civilization thrived between approximately 300 and 900 CE.

   Angehöriger eines indigenen Volkes

   • The Zapotecan built impressive cities like Monte Albán.
   • She is a proud Zapotecan who preserves her ancestral traditions.
   • Many Zapotecan communities still live in the Oaxaca valley today.

   Synonymezapotec

2. C1formal

   The language spoken by the Zapotec people, belonging to the Otomanguean language family.

   Zapotekisch

   • Zapotecan is still spoken by thousands of people in southern Mexico.
   • He is learning Zapotecan to communicate with his grandmother.
   • The linguist recorded several dialects of Zapotecan for her research.

   Synonymezapotec