Tequistlatecan languages
The Tequistlatecan languages, also called Chontal of Oaxaca, are three close but distinct languages spoken or once spoken by the Chontal people of Oaxaca State, Mexico.
| Tequistlatecan | |
|---|---|
| Chontal de Oaxaca | |
| Geographic distribution | Oaxaca |
| Linguistic classification | Hokan ?
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| Subdivisions |
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| Glottolog | tequ1244 |
 The Tequistlatecan languages are in Mexico at the left of the map. | |
It was spoken by 4,400 people in 2010.[1]
Languages
- Huamelultec (Lowland Oaxaca Chontal),
- Tequistlatec (extinct),
- Highland Oaxaca Chontal.
Name
Although most authors use the form tequistlatec(an) today, this is based on an improper derivation in Nahuatl (the correct derivation from Tequisistlán would be Tequisistec(an), and both terms were used by Sapir interchangeably).
Classification
The Tequistlatecan languages are part the proposed Hokan family, but are often considered to be distinct family. Campbell and Oltrogge (1980) proposed that the Tequistlatecan languages may be related to Jicaquean (see Tolatecan), but this hypothesis has not been generally accepted.
See also
Notes
References
- Campbell, Lyle and Oltrogge, David. 1980. Proto-Tol (Jicaque). International Journal of American Linguistics, 46:205-223
- Campbell, Lyle. 1979. "Middle American languages." In L. Campbell & M. Mithun (Eds.), The Languages of Native America: Historical and Comparative Assessment, (pp. 902–1000). Austin: University of Texas Press.
- Campbell, Lyle. 1997. "American Indian Languages, The Historical Linguistics of Native America." In Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press
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