Languages
* Huamelultec (Lowland Oaxaca Chontal), *Name
Although most authors use the form ''tequistlatec(an)'' today, this is based on an improper derivation in Nahuatl (the correct derivation from '' Tequisistlán'' would be ''Tequisistec(an)'', and both terms were used by Sapir interchangeably).Classification
The Tequistlatecan languages are part of the proposed Hokan family, but are often considered to be a distinct family. Campbell and Oltrogge (1980) proposed that the Tequistlatecan languages may be related to Jicaquean (see Tolatecan), but this hypothesis has not been generally accepted.See also
* Huamelultec vocabulary list on theNotes
References
*Campbell, Lyle and Oltrogge, David. 1980. Proto-Tol (Jicaque). International Journal of American Linguistics, 46:205-223 * Campbell, Lyle. 1979. "Middle American languages." In L. Campbell & M. Mithun (Eds.), ''The Languages of Native America: Historical and Comparative Assessment'', (pp. 902–1000). Austin: University of Texas Press. *Campbell, Lyle. 1997. "American Indian Languages, The Historical Linguistics of Native America." In ''Oxford Studies in Anthropological Linguistics''. Oxford: Oxford University Press Language families Hokan languages Indigenous languages of Mexico Indigenous languages of Central America Mesoamerican languages Oaxaca {{indigenousAmerican-lang-stub