Chontal Maya language
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This article is about the Mayan language. For the Tequistlatecan languages, see Chontal languages.
| Chontal Maya | |
|---|---|
| Yoko ochoco | |
| Spoken in | Mexico |
| Region | North central and southern Tabasco |
| Ethnicity | Chontal Maya people |
| Native speakers | 38,000 (2000 census) (date missing) |
| Language family |
Mayan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | chf |
Yoko ochoco, also known as Chontal Maya, and Acalan, is a Maya language of the Cholan family spoken by the Chontal Maya people of the Mexican state of Tabasco. There are at least three dialects, identified as Tamulté de las Sábanas Chontal, Buena Vista Chontal, and Miramar Chontal.
[edit] References
- Keller, Kathryn C. and Plácido Luciano G., compilers. 1997. Diccionario Chontal de Tabasco.
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