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 |
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| Spoken in: | Mexico | |
| Region: | North central and southern Tabasco | |
| Total speakers: | approx. 50,000 | |
| Language family: | Mayan Cholan-Tzeltalan Cholan Chol-Chontal Chontal Maya |
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | myn | |
| ISO 639-3: | chf | |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. | ||
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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