Jakaltek language
The Jakaltek /hɑːkəlˈtɛk/ (Jacaltec) language, also known as Jakalteko (Jacalteco) or Poptiʼ, is a Mayan language from the Q’anjob’alan-chujean branch spoken by the Jakaltek people in some municipalities in the state of Chiapas, Mexico and the municipality of Jacaltenango in the department of Huehuetenango,Guatemala in the border between both countries. Jakaltek is closely related with the Q'anjob'al and Akatek language and more distantly related with the Tojol-ab'al, Chuj and Mocho'. In Mexico it is also known as Ab'xub'al.
| Jakaltek | |
|---|---|
| Poptiʼ | |
| Abʼxubʼal | |
| Native to | Guatemala, Mexico |
| Region | Huehuetenango, Chiapas |
| Ethnicity | 54,200 Jakaltek in Guatemala (2019 census) |
Native speakers | 33,000 (2019 census) |
Mayan
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| Latin | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Mexico |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Regulated by | Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | jac |
| Glottolog | popt1235 Poptiʼ |
| ELP | Jakalteko |
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