The Tequistlatecan languages, also called Chontal, are three closely related but distinct languages spoken or once spoken by the Chontal people of Oaxaca State, Mexico. Chontal itself was spoken by roughly 6,000 people as of 2020.
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RegionOaxaca State, Mexico, in the historic territory of the Chontal people. 2 Speaker Count Proto-Language StatusTraditionally placed in the proposed Hokan family, but often treated as a distinct, unaffiliated family in its own right. A proposed link to the Jicaquean languages (Campbell and Oltrogge 1980) has not been generally accepted. No proto-language for the family has been reconstructed. 2 Browse and compare
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1. Glottolog: Tequistlatecan (languoid record)
GlottologLanguoid record: child_language_count
"child_language_count": 3
Languoid record: level and category
"level": "family", "bookkeeping": false, "category": "Family"
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: Tequistlatecan Languages
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The Tequistlatecan languages, also called Chontal, are three close but distinct languages spoken or once spoken by the Chontal people of Oaxaca State, Mexico. Chontal was spoken by 6,000 or so people in 2020.
Wikidata: Tequistlatecan
Wikidata Q1568317, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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