The Huastecan languages of Mexico are the most divergent branch of the
Mayan language family.
They are
Wastek (Huastec) and
Chikomuseltek (Chicomuceltec).
Wastek (also spelled Huastec and Huaxtec) is spoken in the Mexican states of
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entit ...
and
San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí, officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí, is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 59 municipalities and is named after its capital city, San Luis Potosí.
It ...
by around 110,000 people.
[Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.). Ethnologue (2005).] It is the most divergent of modern Mayan languages.
Chicomuceltec was a language related to Wastek and spoken in
Chiapas
Chiapas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas, is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises Municipalities of Chiapas, 124 municipalities and its capital and large ...
that became extinct some time before 1982.
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Mayan languages
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