Mochoʼ language

Mochoʼ (known as Motozintleco in older sources) is a Mayan language spoken by the Mocho' people of Chiapas, Mexico. A source stated that it was known as Qatok’ (from Qa-our and Took’-language: our language), although this name has not received wide acceptance among the native speakers and the language, which is known as Mocho’ by both the Mocho’ people and the Mexican government. Mochoʼ has a dialect called Tuzantec (Muchu') spoken in Tuzantan, Chiapas. Alongside Jakaltek, Q’anjob’al, Chuj and Tojol-Ab’al, the Mocho’ language is part of the Q’anjobalan group from the western branch of Mayan languages.

With about 124 speakers as of 2020, Mocho’ is considered an endangered language. Educational programs in Mocho' are helping to preserve the language among youth and the process of teaching and learning the language in indigenous schools.