Zoogocho Zapotec

The Zoogocho Zapotec language is the language of the main town in 'Card Table Blues' and the surrounding duchy or kingdom. Zoogocho Zapotec is supposedly the most prestigious Zapotec language in its dialect group/area (the Villa Alta region of Oaxaca), although I have doubts about this. It's likely that Zoogocho Zapotec was never as prestigious as Mitla or Zaachila Zapotec.

geography
Today, Zoogocho Zapotec is spoken to the northwest of the east arm of the Valley of Oaxaca. It is spoken fairly close to the westernmost Mixe languages and the southernmost Chinantec languages.

example phrases
chbec bishe’de zhit xis "black wasp egg laying staff" [chbec 'lay (an egg),' bishe’de 'black wasp,' zhit 'egg,' xis 'stick']

meta reason for selection
I selected Zoogocho Zapotec because it has the rare voiced retroflex sibilant [ʐ], which Polish also has. I always wanted the main character to be Polish, but with a Zapotec first name. This is why Ms. Grzywacz has the first name 'Chonzheje,' although I'm likely to change this name at some point.