Native speakers 37,000 (2010 census) | Ethnicity Chontal Maya ISO 639-3 chf | |
Language family MayanCholan–TzeltalanCholanChol–ChontalChontal Maya | ||
Chontal Maya, also known as Yoko ochoco and Acalan, is a Maya language of the Cholan family spoken by the Chontal Maya people of the Mexican state of Tabasco. Chontal Maya is spoken in Nacajuca, Centla, El Centro, Jonuta, and Macuspana. There are at least three dialects, identified as Tamulté de las Sábanas Chontal, Buena Vista Chontal, and Miramar Chontal.
Distribution
The Chontal Maya are concentrated in 159 settlements in 5 municipalities of Tabasco (Brown 2005:122).
Some Chontal settlements near the town of Nacajuca include (Brown 2005:116):
Some Chontal settlements in the northeastern Centla region include (Brown 2005:116):
Chontal settlements near Macuspana include Benito Juárez and Aquiles Serdan (Brown 2005).
References
Chontal Maya language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA