Sakapultek language

Sakapultek
Sakapultek
Sacapulteco; Tujaal Tziij
Native to	Guatemala
Region	El Quiché
Ethnicity	12,900 Sakapultek (2019 census)
Native speakers	6,500 (2019 census)
Language family	Mayan Quichean–Mamean Greater Quichean Sakapultek; ; ;
Official status
Recognised minority; language in	Guatemala
Regulated by	Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala (ALMG)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	quv
Glottolog	saca1238
ELP	Sakapulteko

Sakapultek or Sacapulteco is a Mayan language very closely related to Kʼicheʼ (Quiché). It is spoken by approximately 6,500 people in Sacapulas, El Quiché department and in Guatemala City.

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