The Tequistlatec languages , also called Chontal , are three close but distinct languages spoken or once spoken by the Chontal people of Oaxaca State, Mexico.
4-485: Chontal was spoken by 6,000 or so people in 2020. The Tequistlatecan languages are: 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). The Tequistlatecan languages are part of the proposed Hokan family, but are often considered to be
8-580: A 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. This article related to the Indigenous languages of the Americas is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tequisistl%C3%A1n Magdalena Tequisistlán is a town and municipality in
12-480: Is warm sub humid, with summer rains. Flora include chepil , epazote , purslane , pine, oak, tepehuaje , pochote , and coconut. Wild fauna include deer, skunk, opossum, coyote, armadillo, and wild boar. As of 2005, the municipality had 1,524 households with a total population of 6,014 of whom 232 who spoke an indigenous language. Some speak the highland version of Oaxacan Chontal . The people grow corn, coffee and vegetables for personal consumption. About 30% of
16-821: The Mexican state of Oaxaca , located 470 km (290 mi) southeast of Mexico City . It is part of the Tehuantepec District in the west of the Istmo Region . The town was founded in 1410 under the present name. In the Chontal language it was known as "Maadú". Older spelling variations include Tequixistlán . The Tequistlatec language , now extinct, used to be spoken in Tequisistlán. The municipality covers an area of 599.64 km at an altitude of 190 meters above sea level. The climate
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