Chontal Maya language
Maya language of Tabasco, Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the language spoken by the Chontal Maya people of Tabasco. For the languages of the Oaxaca Chontal people, see Tequistlatecan languages.
Yokotʼan (self-denomination), also known as Chontal Maya, is a Maya language of the Cholan family spoken in 2020 by around 60,000 Chontal Maya people of the Mexican state of Tabasco.[1] According to the National Catalog of Indigenous Languages of Mexico-INALI, Yokotʼan has at least four dialects: Nacajuca (Central), Centla (Northern), Macuspana (Southern) and Tamulte (Eastern).
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Chontal Maya | |
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Yokotʼan | |
Pronunciation | [jɔʔkɔʔtʼan] |
Native to | Mexico |
Region | North central and southern Tabasco |
Ethnicity | Chontal Maya |
Native speakers | 61,000 (2020 census)[1] |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | chf |
Glottolog | taba1266 |
ELP | Chontal de Tabasco |
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