List of Mayan languages
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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.
The languages are shown along with their population estimates, as available.
In addition, Chalchitek is considered by some[who?] to be a distinct language, while others[who?] consider it a dialect of Awakatek.
See also
References
- ↑ "The Linguistics of Southeast Chiapas, Mexico, page 315". contentdm.lib.byu.edu. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ↑ 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.
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