Maps of Amusgo

Central American Languages



Central American Languages

Source:   This map is recreated from the 'Teaching Materials' area of the Thesaurus Indogermanischer Text- und Sprachmaterialien (TITUS) project, a joint project of the Institute of Comparative Linguistics of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, the Ústav starého Predního východu of Charles University, Prague, the Institut for Almen og Anvendt Sprogvidenskab of the University of Kopenhagen and the Departamento de Filología Clásica y Románica (Filología Griega) de la Universidad de Oviedo.

Contact:   Jost Gippert, gippert@em.uni-frankfurt.de, TITUS

Usage Notes/Copyright Status:   Jost Gippert, Frankfurt a/M 1999-2003. This server provides teaching materials concerning Indo-European and Non-Indo-European languages. Those materials that can be downloaded via http can be used freely for teaching purposes, provided that they are quoted as sources and the name(s) of the editor(s) and the date of last changes are indicated. No parts of this document may be republished in any form without prior permission by the copyright holder.

Date Digitized:   15 June 2011

Map Description:
This map depicts the languages of Central America, spanning southern California to Colombia. Includes three language isolates as well as languages from the Mayan, Oto-Manguean, Chibchan, Uto-Aztecan, Choco, Totonacan, Arawakan, Yuman, Mazatecan, Misumalpan, and Mixe-Zoquean families. Also note that the Lenca language's classification is currently disputed.



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Mexico: Linguistic Map of Mesoamerica (Public Content)


Linguistic Map of Mesoamerica

Source:   Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc. (FAMSI)   Linguistic Maps of Mesoamerica
Usage Notes/Copyright Status:   When FAMSI images are requested for educational purposes only–not for sale or profit–permission is freely given.
Date Downloaded:   Oct-2007

Map Description:
This Linguistic Map is based on the previous linguistic maps of Mendizábal and Jiménez (1936, 1941), Frederick Johnson (1940), and McQuown (1955) and has been modified from The Handbook of Middle American Indians.



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Oto-Mangean at the Time of Contact


Oto-Mangean at the Time of Contact

Data Sources:  
The LINGUIST List MultiTree Language Database
Kaufman, Terrence. 2007. Meso-America. Atlas of the World's Languages, ed. by R. E. Asher and Christopher Moseley, 57. Oxford: Routledge.

Date Digitized:   17 June 2011.

Map Description:
The areas pictured display locations of where Oto-Mangean subgroup languages were spoken when they were first encountered and knowledge of them was recorded. As specified by Asher and Moseley, the time of contact varied for each language; most of the coastal languages were first identified during the 16th and 17th centuries, although some languages in the interior of South America became known much more recently during the 20th century (Kaufman 2007).

This original map was made by vectorizing data from the MultiTree language database and the Altas of the World's Languages.


Other LLMAP resources related to this project:
This folder (Meso-America at the Time of Contact) contains other maps showing linguistic subgroups and their time of contact. The maps may be overlaid on each other for a more complete picture.


Note: Scanned or downloaded images have been geo-registered for compatibility with our project interface. Slight imperfections are an inevitable result of the registration process.

Oto-Mangean in Contemporary Meso-America



Oto-Mangean in Contemporary Meso-America

Source:   The LINGUIST List "Oto-Manguean: Composite 2008". The LINGUIST List MultiTree Language Database.
Data Source:  Kaufman, Terrence. 2007. Meso-America. In R. E. Asher & Christopher Moseley (eds.). Atlas of the World’s Languages 57. Oxford: Routledge.
Date Created:   June 2009.

Map Description:
The areas pictured display locations of where Oto-Mangean languages are spoken today. Although there is some contention over whether to include Amusgo and Trike in the Mistekan branch, they have been included here. Oto-Mangean is presented as a stock, in the same order as Indo-European (Asher, Moseley et al.).

This original map was made by vectorizing data from the MultiTree language database and the Altas of the World's Languages.


Other resources related to this project:
This folder (Contemporary Meso-American Languages) contains other maps showing linguistic subgroups and their time of contact. The maps may be overlaid on each other for a more complete picture.


Note: Scanned or downloaded images have been geo-registered for compatibility with our project interface. Slight imperfections are an inevitable result of the registration process.

Oto-Mangean in Contemporary Meso-America



Oto-Mangean in Contemporary Meso-America

Source:   The LINGUIST List "Oto-Manguean: Composite 2008". The LINGUIST List MultiTree Language Database.
Data Source:  Kaufman, Terrence. 2007. Meso-America. Atlas of the World’s Languages, ed. by R. E. Asher and Christopher Moseley, 57. Oxford: Routledge.
Date Created:   22 June 2011

Map Description:
The areas pictured display locations of where Oto-Mangean languages are spoken today. Although there is some contention over whether to include Amusgo and Trike in the Mistekan branch, they have been included here. Oto-Mangean is presented as a stock, in the same order as Indo-European (Asher, Moseley et al.).

This original map was made by vectorizing data from the MultiTree language database and the Altas of the World's Languages.


Other resources related to this project:
This folder (Contemporary Meso-American Languages) contains other maps showing linguistic subgroups and their time of contact. The maps may be overlaid on each other for a more complete picture.


Note: Scanned or downloaded images have been geo-registered for compatibility with our project interface. Slight imperfections are an inevitable result of the registration process.

Oto-Mangean in Meso-America at the Time of Contact


Oto-Mangean in Meso-America at the Time of Contact

Source:   The LINGUIST List. "Oto-Manguean: Composite 2008". The LINGUIST List MultiTree Language Database
Data Source:   Kaufman, Terrence. 2007. Meso-America. In R. E. Asher & Christopher Moseley (eds.). Atlas of the World's Languages. 57. Oxford: Routledge.
Date Digitized:   June 2009.

Map Description:
The areas pictured display locations of where Oto-Mangean subgroup languages were spoken when they were first encountered and knowledge of them was recorded. As specified by Asher and Moseley, the time of contact varied for each language; most of the coastal languages were first identified during the 16th and 17th centuries, although some languages in the interior of South America became known much more recently during the 20th century (Kaufman 2007).

This original map was made by vectorizing data from the MultiTree language database and the Altas of the World's Languages.


Other LLMAP resources related to this project:
This folder (Meso-America at the Time of Contact) contains other maps showing linguistic subgroups and their time of contact. The maps may be overlaid on each other for a more complete picture.


Note: Scanned or downloaded images have been geo-registered for compatibility with our project interface. Slight imperfections are an inevitable result of the registration process.