- 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...
- 0.55%
Eastern 0.45%
Quichean 0.09%
Mamean 0.25%
Western 0.19% Cholan–
Tzeltalan 0.06% Qʼanjobalan 0.10%
Yucatec 0.40%
Aymaran 0.30% Uto-Aztecan 0.25%...
-
including Huastecan,
Greater Kʼicheʼan,
Greater Qʼanjobalan, Mamean,
Tzʼeltalan-Chʼolan, and Yucatecan.
These groups diverged further during the pre-Columbian...
- 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...
- languages: Chʼolan languages,
specifically Chʼoltiʼ (classic Maya standard)
Tzeltalan languages[citation needed]
Yucatec Maya civilization: Yucatán Peninsula...
-
Region Maya
Lowlands Era 200–900
Language family Mayan Western Cholan–
Tzeltalan Cholan Ch'olti'
classic Maya
Writing system Lowland Maya
Hieroglyphs Language...
- Maya
Native speakers 61,000 (2020 census)
Language family Mayan Cholan–
Tzeltalan Cholan Chol–Chontal
Chontal Maya
Dialects Nacajuca /
Central Yokotʼan...
