Chontal

Chontal is the small Tequistlatecan family of Oaxaca in southern Mexico, comprising Highland Oaxaca Chontal, the coastal Huamelultec language and the extinct Tequistlatec. The name is a Nahuatl exonym for foreigners, and the group is distinct from the Mayan-speaking Chontal of Tabasco; its proposed link to the Hokan family remains unproven.