List of Mayan languages

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The Mayan languages are a group of languages spoken by the Maya peoples. The Maya form a group of approximately 7 million people who are descended from an ancient Mesoamerican civilization and spread across the modern-day countries of: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Speaking descendant languages from their original Proto-Mayan language, some of their languages were recorded in the form of 'glyphs' of a Mayan script.

Languages

The languages are shown along with their population estimates, as available.

LanguageSpeakersYearCountries
Achi 2019 censusFlag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (Baja Verapaz)
Akatek 2019-2020Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (Huehuetenango), Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Chiapas)
Awakatek 2019 censusFlag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (Huehuetenango), Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
Chicomuceltec extinctFlag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (Huehuetenango), Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Chiapas)
Chontal 2020 censusFlag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Tabasco)
Chuj 2019-2020Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (Huehuetenango), Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Chiapas)
Chʼol 2020 censusFlag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Chiapas)
Chʼoltiʼ extinctFlag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala, Flag of Belize.svg Belize
Chʼortiʼ 2000Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala, Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Honduras
Coxoh  [ es ]0extinctFlag of Mexico.svg Mexico
Itzaʼ 2023 [1] Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (El Petén)
Ixil 2019 censusFlag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (El Quiché), Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
Jakaltek 2019Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (Huehuetenango), Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Chiapas),
Kaqchikel 2019 censusFlag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala, Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Chiapas)
Kʼicheʼ 2020Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala, Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
Lacandon 2020Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Chiapas)
Mam 2019-2020Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala, Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Chiapas)
Maya (Yucatec) 2010-2014Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico, Flag of Belize.svg Belize
Mochoʼ 2020Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Chiapas)
Mopan 2014-2019Flag of Belize.svg Belize, Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (El Petén)
Poqomam 2019 censusFlag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
Poqomchiʼ 2019 censusFlag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, El Quiché)
Qʼanjobʼal 2019Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (Huehuetenango), Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Chiapas)
Qʼeqchiʼ 2020Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala, Flag of Belize.svg Belize, Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
Sakapultek 2019Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (El Quiché)
Sipakapense 2019 censusFlag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (San Marcos)
Tektitek 2019Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (Huehuetenango), Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Chiapas)
Tének 2020 censusFlag of Mexico.svg Mexico (San Luis Potosi, Veracruz)
Tojol-abʼal 2020 censusFlag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Chiapas)
Tzeltal 2020 censusFlag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Chiapas)
Tzotzil 2020 censusFlag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Chiapas)
Tzʼutujil 2019 censusFlag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
Uspantek 2019Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (El Quiché)

In addition, Chalchitek is considered by some to be a distinct language, while others consider it a dialect of Awakatek.

See also

  1. "La razón por la que el idioma maya itza' está a punto de morir y solo 36 personas lo hablan en Guatemala". Prensa Libre.