Tolatecan languages

Tolatecan is a proposal by Campbell and Oltrogge (1980) linking two language families of Mesoamerica, Tequistlatecan (Chontal of Oaxaca) and Tol/Jicaque languages of Honduras.^[1] Later, Campbell (1997) said that Tolatecan is not likely to be a valid language family.^[2]

Tolatecan
(abandoned)
Geographic distribution	Mesoamerica
Linguistic classification	Proposed language family
Subdivisions	Tequistlatecan (Chontal) Tolan
Language codes
Glottolog	None

Both Tequistlatecan and Tol have been at times also included in the larger Hokan proposal, but without any especial relationship within it.

Vocabulary

Below is a comparison of selected basic vocabulary items in Proto-Jicaque and the Tequistlatecan languages.

gloss	Proto-Jicaque[3]	Huamelultec[4]	Highland Chontal[5]	Tequistlatec[6]
head	*ha(y)pʰuk	hwaj	ƚiWak	fa
hair	*¢ʼil	hwak’	ƚaWak	fah
eye		a’u	ƚiʔi	’uh
ear	*pʰa¢ʼ	as’mas	lišʔmas
nose	*mik	’nał	ƚiʔnat	’nali
tooth	*wis	a’ay’	lihaʔ	ai’
tongue	*pelam	pał	ƚipaƚ	pala
mouth	*mɨy-pʰini(h); *lala	ak’o	likó	ko
hand	*mas ?	mane’	ƚimane
foot	*tek 'leg'	a’miš	liʔmi¢
breast		tyuwe	latuwe	pare
meat	*pis	išik’	lišik’	ci’
blood	*kʼas	hwac’	ƚaWa¢’	fas
bone	*kʰele	ekał	lekaƚ
person	*yom	akwe’	kal šans
name		puftyiñe	ƚaftine
dog	*¢ʰiyo(h)	milya’	kal ¢iki	tsigi
fish	*kʰul	atyu’	ƚatu	tu’u
louse	*tɨtʼ	aykwix	ƚaykwi
tree	*yo(h)	’ex	al ʔek
leaf		ipela	lipela	pela
flower		ipa’	lipaʔ	pipi
water	*sɨ(tʰ)	axa’	lahaʔ	xa
fire	*kʼawa	unkwa’	ƚuŋa	ngwa
stone	*pe(h)	apix	ƚapik	pih
earth	*(a)ma(h)	amac’	ƚama¢’
salt	*¢olim	u’we	ƚoʔwe	weh
road		ane’	lane	ne
eat	*la ?	sago’ma	lihaʔ 'food'	te, tes
die	*pɨʔ ?	ma’ma	timá	ma
I	*nap ?	iya’	iyaʔ	ya
you	*hip	ima’	imaʔ	ma