Chontal

Chontal (from Nahuatl: chontalli, 'foreigner') may refer to various ethnic groups in the Mesoamerican world.

Pre-Conquest Maya region

• Chontal or Putún Maya, a collective name for several groups of Maya during the Late Classic and Postclassic Eras

Mexico

Tabasco

• Chontal Maya people, an indigenous people of Tabasco
• Chontal Maya language, spoken by the Chontal Maya people

Oaxaca

• Chontal of Oaxaca, another name for the Tequistlatecan languages
  • Lowland Oaxaca Chontal, another name for the Huamelula language
  • Highland Oaxaca Chontal, a language spoken by some indigenous people in the state

Nicaragua

• Chontales Department, one of fifteen departments in Nicaragua