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Zaniza Zapotec (Zapoteco de Santa María Zaniza) is an Oto-Manguean language of western Oaxaca Mexico. It is one of several Zapotec languages called Papabuco. It has only 10% intelligibility with Texmelucan Zapotec its closest important relative. (Speakers of the nearly extinct Elotepec Zapotec have 70% understanding of Zaniza but it is not known if the reverse is true so this may be a question of familiarity.)The language is spoken in Santa María Zaniza Oaxaca.