Akatek language

Akatek
Akatek
Acateco
Kuti, q'anub'al'
Native to	Guatemala; Mexico
Region	Huehuetenango; Chiapas
Ethnicity	66,000 Akateko in Guatemala (2019 census)
Native speakers	65,000 in Guatemala (2011 – 2019 census); 2,900 in Mexico (2020 census)
Language family	Mayan Qʼanjobalan–Chujean Qʼanjobalan Kanjobal–Jacaltec Akatek; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin
Official status
Recognised minority; language in	Mexico; Guatemala
Regulated by	Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas; Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala
Language codes
ISO 639-3	knj
Glottolog	west2635
ELP	Akateko

Akatek is a Mayan language spoken by the Akateko people primarily in the Huehuetenango Department, Guatemala in and around the municipalities of Concepción Huista, Nentón, San Miguel Acatán, San Rafael La Independencia and San Sebastián Coatán. A number of speakers also live in Chiapas, Mexico. It is a living language with 58,600 speakers in 1998, of which 48,500 live in Guatemala and the remaining in Mexico. Alternate spellings for the language include Akatec, Akateko, and Akateco.

Akateko stems from the Q'anjob'alan branch, making it closely related to Q’anjob’al and Chuj.

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