Langenesis

Oto-Manguean family

Proto-Oto-Manguean

c. 4,000 BCE – 2,500 BCE Reconstructed

Proto-Oto-Manguean (c. 4,000 BCE – 2,500 BCE) is the reconstructed ancestor of the Oto-Manguean language family, with 4 descendant languages and stages on the map.

See Proto-Oto-Manguean on the interactive map

Reconstructed ancestor of the Oto-Manguean family of central and southern Mexico. It is one of the oldest reconstructed stocks in Mesoamerica, and its dating (5th-3rd millennium BCE) is very uncertain.

Descendants 4

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