Highland Oaxaca Chontal
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Highland Oaxaca Chontal, or Chontal de la Sierra de Oaxaca, is one of the Chontal
languages of Oaxaca
. It is sometimes called Tequistlatec, but is not the same as Tequistlatec proper
, which is extinct.
Chontal
The Chontal Maya are an indigenous people of the Mexican state of Tabasco. "Chontal", from the Nahuatl word for chontalli, which means "foreigner", has been applied to various ethnic groups in Mexico...
languages of Oaxaca
Oaxaca
Oaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions...
. It is sometimes called Tequistlatec, but is not the same as Tequistlatec proper
Tequistlatec language
Tequistlatec was the Chontal language of Tequisistlán town, Oaxaca.Highland Oaxaca Chontal is sometimes also called Tequistlatec, but is a distinct language....
, which is extinct.