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Ch'olan languages

Ch’olan
Cholan–Tzeltalan
Geographic
distribution:
Mesoamerica
Linguistic classification: Mayan
  • Western
    (Q’anjobalan–Ch’olan)
    • Ch’olan
Subdivisions:
  • Ch’olan proper
  • Tzeltalan
Glottolog: chol1286

The Ch’olan AKA Cholan–Tzeltalan languages are a branch of the Mayan family of Mexico. These languages break into six sections being Cholan and Tzeltalan. Cholan has then two subsections being Western Cholan and Ch'olti'an; these composing the two larger sections of slight linguistic differences portrayed by Kuryłowicz’ Fourth Law of Analogy. The language Tzeltalan also breaks up into sections; Tzendal (colonial Tzeltal), Tzotzil, and Wastekan. These subsections differ by similar linguistic differences.

See Mayan languages#Western branch for details.



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