Zoquespeaking
Zoquespeaking is a linguistic phenomenon that refers to the use of the Zoque languages in contemporary sociolinguistic contexts. The Zoque languages belong to the Mixe–Zoquean family and are traditionally spoken by indigenous communities in the southern Mexican states of Oaxaca and Veracruz. Zoquespeaking emerges when speakers incorporate Zoque linguistic structures, vocabulary, or phonological patterns into other language environments, notably Spanish and English. This phenomenon is often observed in bilingual communities where Zoque heritage is maintained through oral traditions, ritual speech, and everyday conversation.
The term also describes a style of communication that emphasizes moral and cosmological concepts central to
In recent years, efforts by community groups and linguistic scholars have documented zoquespeaking practices to support