Chʼolan languages
Mayan language subgroup / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Chʼolan languages form a branch of the Mayan family of languages, comprising four languages, namely, Chʼol, Chʼoltiʼ, Chʼortiʼ, and Chontal. Notably, the language of Mayan hieroglyphs is now deemed the ancestor of one or more of the Ch’olan languages.
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Chʼolan | |
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Cholan | |
Ethnicity | Maya peoples |
Geographic distribution | Belize, Guatemala, Mexico / former Guatemala, Mexico / now |
Native speakers | 229,500 (2002–2005) |
Linguistic classification | Mayan
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Proto-language | Proto-Ch’olan |
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Glottolog | chol1286 |
Notes | Classification, subdivisions per Aissen, England & Zavala Maldonado 2017, pp. 44–45. Speakers, distribution per Becquey 2012, paras 1, 14. |
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