 The Huave people of San Mateo del Mar, who call themselves "Ikoots", meaning "us," refer to their language as "ombeayiiüts," meaning "our language".In San Francisco del Mar, the corresponding terms are "Kunajts" ("us") and "umbeyajts" ("our language").The term "Huave" is thought to come from the Zapotec languages, meaning "people who rot in the humidity", according to the 17th-century Spanish historian Burgoa.