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 two 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.

Languages

• Cholan (proper): Ch’ol–Chontal, Ch’orti’–Ch’olti’ (likely also Classic Maya)
• Tzeltalan: Tzeltal, Tzotzil

See Mayan languages#Western branch for details.

See also

• Acala Ch'ol
• Lakandon Ch'ol
• Manche Ch'ol

References

• Ara, Domingo de 1571 Bocabulario en lengua Tzeldal. Gates Collection. Box 64, Folder 7. Harold B. Lee Library. Brigham Young University.
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• Dayley, Jon, P. 1981 Voice and Ergativity in Mayan Languages. Journal of Mayan Linguistics 2(2):3-82.
• Edmonson, Barbara 1988 A Descriptive Grammar of Huastec (Potosino Dialect). Department of Anthropology, Tulane University.
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• Mora-Marín, David 2009 A Test and Falsification of the ‘Classic Ch'olti'an’ Hypothesis: A Study of Three Proto Ch'olan Markers. International Journal of American Linguistics 75(2):115-157.
• Morán, Francisco 1695 Arte en lengua Cholti que quiere decir lengua de milperos. Gates Collection. Box 42. Harold B. Lee Library. Brigham Young University.
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• Robertson, John S. and Stephen Houston 2003 El problema del Wasteko: Una perspectiva lingüística y arqueológica. In XVI simposio de investigaciones arqueológicas en Guatemala, edited by Juan Pedro Laporte, Bárbara Arroyo, Héctor Escobedo and Héctor Mejía, pp. 723–733. Guatemala: Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes.