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Central American Indian languages family
Chontal Maya
Chontal Maya is a language of the Chʼolan–Tseltalan branch (Central American Indian languages), spoken in Mexico. Wikidata describes it as “Maya language of Tabasco, Mexico”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
chf- Glottocode
taba1266- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 19 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
4levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Chontal Maya |
|---|---|
| Also called | Tabasco Chontal, Acalan, Yoko ochoco, Chontal Maya language |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Central American Indian languages to Chontal Maya
The branches above Chontal Maya, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Mexico
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