Manguean languages

Manguean languages
Manguean
Geographic
distribution:
Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica
Linguistic classification: Oto-Mangue
  • Western Oto-Mangue
    • Tlapanec–Mangue
      • Manguean
Subdivisions:
Chorotega (Mangue)

The extinct Manguean languages were a branch of the Oto-Mangean family. They were Chorotega of Costa Rica and Nicaragua (where it was called Mangue or Monimbo), and Chiapanec of Mexico.


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