what language did the olmec speak
The hypothesis that the Olmec spoke an Otomanguean language is not supported by the contemporary spatial distribution of the languages spoken in the Tabasco/Veracruz area.Thomas Lee in R.J. Sharer and D. C. Grove (Eds.), Regional Perspectives on the Olmecs, New York: Cambridge University Press (1989, 223) noted that.ue to the lack of evidence for a Mixe origin of the Olmec writing Houston and Coe believe that that the Olmec must of spoken another language. They suggest that the language may have been Huastec. The Huastec hypothesis is not supported by the linguistic evidence.
Aztec-Nahuatl language Olmecs-It is not known with certainty whether Olmec culture was in fact just one culture or instead a multi-ethnic cultural complex, what language or languages they spoke, the societal or political structure of Olmec society, how their civilization arose, or why it declined.eport Abuse. the Aztecs spoke Nahuatl, The Mayans spoke... Mayan, the Incas spoke something called Quichua or Quechua. It is actually not officially known what language the Olmecs spoke, but if it's anyhelp their written language is Zapotec.