List of Mayan languages

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.

Language	Speakers	Year	Countries
Achi	120,000	2019 census	Guatemala (Baja Verapaz)
Akatek	68,000	2019-2020	Guatemala (Huehuetenango), Mexico (Chiapas)
Awakatek	10,100	2019 census	Guatemala (Huehuetenango), Mexico
Chicomuceltec	0	extinct	Guatemala (Huehuetenango), Mexico (Chiapas)
Chontal	60,563	2020 census	Mexico (Tabasco)
Chuj	63,000	2019-2020	Guatemala (Huehuetenango), Mexico (Chiapas)
Chʼol	254,715	2020 census	Mexico (Chiapas)
Chʼoltiʼ	0	extinct	Guatemala, Belize
Chʼortiʼ	30,000	2000	Guatemala, Honduras
Coxoh  [ es ]	0	extinct	Mexico
Itzaʼ	36	2023 [1]	Guatemala (El Petén)
Ixil	120,000	2019 census	Guatemala (El Quiché), Mexico
Jakaltek	33,000	2019	Guatemala (Huehuetenango), Mexico (Chiapas),
Kaqchikel	410,000	2019 census	Guatemala, Mexico (Chiapas)
Kʼicheʼ	1,055,407	2020	Guatemala, Mexico
Lacandon	770	2020	Mexico (Chiapas)
Mam	610,000	2019-2020	Guatemala, Mexico (Chiapas)
Maya (Yucatec)	812,633	2010-2014	Mexico, Belize
Mochoʼ	126	2020	Mexico (Chiapas)
Mopan	13,000	2014-2019	Belize, Guatemala (El Petén)
Poqomam	11,000	2019 census	Guatemala
Poqomchiʼ	130,000	2019 census	Guatemala (Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, El Quiché)
Qʼanjobʼal	180,000	2019	Guatemala (Huehuetenango), Mexico (Chiapas)
Qʼeqchiʼ	1,371,606	2020	Guatemala, Belize, Mexico
Sakapultek	6,500	2019	Guatemala (El Quiché)
Sipakapense	4,200	2019 census	Guatemala (San Marcos)
Tektitek	3,100	2019	Guatemala (Huehuetenango), Mexico (Chiapas)
Tének	168,729	2020 census	Mexico (San Luis Potosi, Veracruz)
Tojol-abʼal	67,000	2020 census	Mexico (Chiapas)
Tzeltal	589,144	2020 census	Mexico (Chiapas)
Tzotzil	550,274	2020 census	Mexico (Chiapas)
Tzʼutujil	72,000	2019 census	Guatemala
Uspantek	5,100	2019	Guatemala (El Quiché)

In addition, Chalchitek is considered by some}^{[ who? ]} to be a distinct language, while others^{[ who? ]} consider it a dialect of Awakatek.

See also

• Mesoamerican languages
• Mesoamerican Linguistic Area
• List of Oto-Manguean languages

References

1. Kestler, Carlos (15 September 2023). "La razón por la que el idioma maya itza' está a punto de morir y solo 36 personas lo hablan en Guatemala". Prensa Libre.