Yokot'an
Tabasco Chontal
Mayan
Tabasco Chontal (Yokot'an, also called Yokot'an, sometimes Chontal Maya) is a Cholan Mayan language of the Mexican Gulf coast in Tabasco state. The Chontal Maya are direct descendants of the lowland Maya who controlled the Putun trade circuit during the Classic and Postclassic periods, linking Yucatán with the Gulf coast and the Mexican highlands. Modern Yokot'an is the closest living relative of Chol (ctu), both sharing the Cholan branch ancestry that produced Classical Mayan glyphic inscriptions. Despite intense pressure from Spanish, communities in Nacajuca and Centla maintain the language alongside traditional practices including ceremonial cacao cultivation.
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20 palabras esenciales en Tabasco Chontal
Agua
jaʼ
/haʔ/
Fuego
kʼakʼ
/kʼakʼ/
Sol
kʼin
/kʼin/
Luna
ä
/æ/
Madre
naʼ
/naʔ/
Padre
tat
/tat/
Comer
weʼ
/weʔ/
Beber
ukʼe
/ukʼe/
Amor
kʼuxbe
/kʼuʃbe/
Corazón
pixan
/piʃan/
Árbol
teʼ
/teʔ/
Casa
otot
/otot/
Perro
pekʼ
/pekʼ/
Gato
mis
/mis/
Mano
kʼä
/kʼæ/
Ojo
wich
/witʃ/
Hola
bin a bel
/bin a bel/
Gracias
dios boʼtik
/dios boʔtik/
Uno
un
/un/
Bueno
tsʼak
/tsʼak/
Fuentes
Palabras comparadas
Comparado con lenguas Mayan relacionadas
| Significado | Tabasco Chontal | Itzá Maya | Maya clásico | maya yucateco | Chol | Uspanteko | Tzeltal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agua | jaʼ /haʔ/ | jaʼ /haʔ/ | haʼ /haʔ/ | jaʼ /haʔ/ | jaʼ /haʔ/ | jaʼ /haʔ/ | jaʼ /xaʔ/ |
| Fuego | kʼakʼ /kʼakʼ/ | kʼakʼ /kʼakʼ/ | kʼahkʼ /kʼahkʼ/ | kʼáakʼ /kʼaːkʼ/ | kʼajk /kʼahk/ | qʼaqʼ /qʼaqʼ/ | kʼaal /kʼaːl/ |
| Sol | kʼin /kʼin/ | kʼin /kʼin/ | kʼin /kʼin/ | kʼiin /kʼiːn/ | kʼajn /kʼahn/ | qʼiij /qʼiːh/ | kʼajkʼal /kʼaxkʼal/ |
| Luna | ä /æ/ | uj /uh/ | uh /uh/ | uj /uh/ | uw /uw/ | ikʼ /ikʼ/ | u /u/ |
| Madre | naʼ /naʔ/ | naʼ /naʔ/ | naʼ /naʔ/ | naʼ /naʔ/ | ñaʼ /ɲaʔ/ | nan /nan/ | meʼ /meʔ/ |
| Padre | tat /tat/ | tat /tat/ | yuum /juːm/ | taata /taːta/ | tat /tat/ | tat /tat/ | tat /tat/ |
| Comer | weʼ /weʔ/ | jant /hant/ | wiʼij /wiʔiχ/ | jaant /haːnt/ | kʼux /kʼuʃ/ | waʼ /waʔ/ | weʼel /weʔel/ |
| Beber | ukʼe /ukʼe/ | ukʼ /ukʼ/ | ukʼ /ukʼ/ | ukʼul /ukʼul/ | ucʼ /utsʼ/ | ukʼ /ukʼ/ | uchʼel /utʃʼel/ |
| Amor | kʼuxbe /kʼuʃbe/ | yakunti /jakunti/ | yaah /jaːh/ | yaakuntej /jaːkunteh/ | kʼuxbiñ /kʼuʃbiɲ/ | lóqʼ /lóqʼ/ | kʼanbey /kʼanbej/ |
| Corazón | pixan /piʃan/ | pukʼsikʼal /pukʼsikʼal/ | pixan /piʃan/ | puksiʼikʼal /puksiʔikʼal/ | pusʼikʼal /pusʼikʼal/ | kʼuʼx /kʼuʔʃ/ | oʼtan /oʔtan/ |
| Árbol | teʼ /teʔ/ | cheʼ /tʃeʔ/ | cheʼ /tʃeʔ/ | cheʼ /tʃeʔ/ | teʼ /teʔ/ | cheʼ /tʃeʔ/ | teʼ /teʔ/ |
| Casa | otot /otot/ | nah /nah/ | otoch /otoːtʃ/ | naj /nah/ | otyot /otjot/ | jaa /haː/ | na /na/ |
| Perro | pekʼ /pekʼ/ | pekʼ /pekʼ/ | peekʼ /peːkʼ/ | peekʼ /peːkʼ/ | tsʼiʼ /tsʼiʔ/ | tzʼiʼ /tsʼiʔ/ | tsʼiʼ /tsʼiʔ/ |
| Gato | mis /mis/ | mis /mis/ | miis /miːs/ | miis /miːs/ | mis /mis/ | mis /mis/ | mis /mis/ |
| Mano | kʼä /kʼæ/ | kʼab /kʼab/ | kʼab /kʼab/ | kʼabʼ /kʼaɓ/ | kʼabʼ /kʼaɓ/ | qʼab /qʼab/ | kʼab /kʼab/ |
| Ojo | wich /witʃ/ | ich /itʃ/ | ich /itʃ/ | ich /itʃ/ | wut /wut/ | wach /watʃ/ | sit /sit/ |
| Hola | bin a bel /bin a bel/ | bʼix a tʼan /biʃ a tʼan/ | bix a beel /biʃ a beːl/ | baʼax ka waʼalik /baʔaʃ ka waʔalik/ | kabʼ /kaɓ/ | saʼbʼal /saʔbal/ | banti winik /banti winik/ |
| Gracias | dios boʼtik /dios boʔtik/ | dios bʼotik /dios botik/ | nibʼoolal /nibʼoːlal/ | dios boʼotik /dios boʔotik/ | wokox /wokoʃ/ | maltyox /maltjoʃ/ | wokol awal /wokol awal/ |
| Uno | un /un/ | jun /hun/ | jun /hun/ | jun /hun/ | juñ /huɲ/ | jun /hun/ | jun /xun/ |
| Bueno | tsʼak /tsʼak/ | malobʼ /malob/ | utz /uts/ | maʼalob /maʔalob/ | utsat /utsat/ | utz /uts/ | lek /lek/ |
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