What language do the Huastec speak?

Link to this answer

CloseClose

Link to this answer

Share this credible answer with others. Simply paste this code into your blog or Web page:

<a href="http://qanda.encyclopedia.com/question/language-do-huastec-speak-89587.html" >What language do the Huastec speak?</a>
E-mail this answer Link to this answer

They speak a Mayan language but are isolated from the rest of the Mayan stock, from whom they may have been separated prior to the arrival of the Spanish. Their culture did not develop along with that of the Maya. They remained apart from the later civilizations of the central plateau, such as the Aztec.

Answer verified with
Get more facts and information about Huastec from The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition at Encyclopedia.com.

Similar questions: What is the relationship between the Huastec and the Maya? What is the relationship between the Huastec and the Aztec? How did Huastec culture develop? [ Hide these questions ]

Related research articles

See all results at HighBeam

HighBeam gives you access to newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles plus press releases, facts, information, and biographies from thousands of sources.