The Manguean languages were a branch of the Tlapanec-Manguean subfamily of Oto-Manguean, comprising Chorotega, also called Mangue, spoken in Costa Rica and Nicaragua, and Chiapanec of Mexico; both are now extinct. Linguist Terrence Kaufman estimated the two languages diverged around AD 600 to 700, and archaeological and linguistic evidence suggests the family originated in Puebla before its speakers migrated southeast to Chiapas during the late Classic period.
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RegionCosta Rica, Nicaragua and Mexico 1 Speaker Count In the Other Atlases
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They were Chorotega of Costa Rica and Nicaragua (where it was called Mangue or Monimbo), and Chiapanec of Mexico, both of which are now extinct.
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They were Chorotega of Costa Rica and Nicaragua (where it was called Mangue or Monimbo), and Chiapanec of Mexico, both of which are now extinct.
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