The Huastecan languages of Mexico are the most divergent branch of the Mayan language family.They are Wastek (Huastec) and Chikomuseltek (Chicomuceltec).
Huastecan | |
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Geographic distribution | Veracruz, San Luis Potosí |
Linguistic classification | Mayan
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Glottolog | huas1241 |
Wastek (also spelled Huastec and Huaxtec) is spoken in the Mexican states of Veracruz and San Luis Potosí by around 110,000 people.[1] It is the most divergent of modern Mayan languages. Chicomuceltec was a language related to Wastek and spoken in Chiapas that became extinct some time before 1982.[2]
References edit
- ^ Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.). Ethnologue (2005).
- ^ Campbell & Canger 1978.
Sources edit
- Campbell, Lyle; Canger, Una (1978). "Chicomuceltec's last throes". International Journal of American Linguistics. 44 (3): 228–230. doi:10.1086/465548. ISSN 0020-7071. S2CID 144743316.
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