- branches: the Huastecan, Quichean, Yucatecan, Qanjobalan,
Mamean and Chʼolan–
Tzeltalan branches.
Mayan languages form part of the
Mesoamerican language area...
- The Chʼolan
languages form a
branch of the
Mayan family of languages,
comprising four languages, namely, Chʼol, Chʼoltiʼ, Chʼortiʼ, and Chontal. Notably...
- the most
closely related language to
Tzotzil and
together they form a
Tzeltalan sub-branch of the
Mayan language family. Tzeltal,
Tzotzil and Chʼol are...
- are the main five
subgroups of the family: Huastecan, Yucatecan, Cholan-
Tzeltalan, Kanjobalan-****ean, and Quichean-Mamean. The Proto-Mayan
language is...
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including Huastecan,
Greater Kʼicheʼan,
Greater Qʼanjobalan, Mamean,
Tzʼeltalan-Chʼolan, and Yucatecan.
These groups diverged further during the pre-Columbian...
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Preclassic Extinct Maya
script Logogram Syllabogram Yucatecan, Ch'olan and
Tzeltalan languages Maya civilization: Yucatán
Peninsula of Mexico, Guatemala, &...
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lowland (or Bachajonteco). This language,
along with Tzotzil, is from the
Tzeltalan subdivision of the
Mayan language family. Lexico-statistical
studies indicate...
- of the
Mayan languages,
called Tzeltalan,
which in turn
forms a
branch with the Chʼolan
languages called Cholan–
Tzeltalan. All
these languages are the most...
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Ethnicity Chʼortiʼ
Native speakers 30,000 (2000)
Language family Mayan Cholan–
Tzeltalan Cholan Chʼortiʼ
Early form
classic Maya
Language codes ISO 639-3 caa Glottolog...
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Ocotepeque Mayan languages Family originating from Mesoamerica. Cholan-
Tzeltalan Ch’olan
languages Ch’orti’ (<10 speakers) Copán
Jicaquean languages Family...
