Chʼortiʼ language
The Chʼortiʼ language (sometimes also Chorti) is a Mayan language, spoken by the indigenous Maya people who are also known as the Chʼortiʼ or Chʼortiʼ Maya. Chʼortiʼ is a direct descendant of the Classic Maya language in which many of the pre-Columbian inscriptions using the Maya script were written. Chʼortiʼ is the modern version of the ancient Mayan language Chʼolan (which was actively used and most popular between the years of A.D 250 and 850).
| Chʼortiʼ | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador |
| Region | Copán |
| Ethnicity | Chʼortiʼ |
Native speakers | 30,000 (2000) |
Early form | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | caa |
| Glottolog | chor1273 |
| ELP | Ch'orti' |
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