Chontal Maya language
Yokotʼan, also known as Chontal Maya, is a Maya language of the Cholan family spoken by around 37 thousand Chontal Maya people of the Mexican state of Tabasco. According to the National Catalog of Indigenous Languages of Mexico-INALI, has at least four dialects: Nacajuca, Centla, Macuspana and :es:Tamulté_de_las_Sabanas|Tamulte.Distribution
The Chontal Maya are concentrated in 159 settlements in 5 municipalities of Tabasco.
- Centla
- Centro
- Jonuta
- Macuspana
- Nacajuca
Some Chontal settlements near the town of Nacajuca include :
- El Tigre
- Saloya
- Guatacaloa
- Olcuatitan
- Tucta
- Mazatehuapa
- Tapotzingo
- Guaytalpa
- San Simón
- Tecoluta
- Oxiacapue
- Guadalupe
- El Sitio
- Tamulte
Some Chontal settlements in the northeastern Centla region include :
- Cuauhtemoc
- Vicente Guerrero
- Allende
- Simón Sarlat
- Quitin Arauz
Chontal settlements near Macuspana include Benito Juárez and Aquiles Serdan.Phonology
Consonants
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