Versión en español  Detalle del códice Nuttall The confusing
name “Chontal” Oaxaca Chontal and Tabasco Chontal  Two languages
are called Chontal. The Chontal spoken in the state of Oaxaca is
thought to be part of the Hokan stock, whereas the Chontal
spoken in the state of Tabasco is Mayan. The traditional
homelands of these languages are indicated on the following map.
Map for languages called Chontal  Oaxaca Chontal, in its
highland and lowland varieties (ISO codes clo and chd,
respectively), is the last surviving representative of the
Tequistlatecan family. Although this family is considered part
of the Hokan stock, its relationship to the other Hokan
languages (the Yuman languages, perhaps Seri) is so distant that
some even doubt whether it should be included in that stock, or
should be considered a linguistic isolate.  Tabasco Chontal (ISO
code chf) is a language of the Mayan family, spoken in the state
of Tabasco by about 45,000 people. It forms a sub-family
together with Ch'ol, Tzeltal and Tzotzil (spo