Qʼanjobʼal language
Mayan language of Guatemala and Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Qʼanjobʼal (IPA: [qʼanxoɓal]) (also Kanjobal)[3] is a Mayan language from the Q'anjobalan branch spoken primarily in Guatemala and part of Mexico. According to 1998 estimates compiled by SIL International in Ethnologue, there were approximately 77,700 native speakers, primarily in the Huehuetenango Department of Guatemala.[4] In Chiapas, Mexico, municipalities where the Qʼanjobʼal language is spoken include Catazajá, Amatenango de la Frontera, La Trinitaria, Bella Vista, Frontera Comalapa, Las Margaritas and Maravilla Tenejapa.[5] In Huehuetenango, the municipalities where the language is spoken are San Juan Ixcoy (Yich Kʼox), San Pedro Soloma (Tzʼulumaʼ ), Santa Eulalia (Jolom Konobʼ ), Santa Cruz Barillas (Yalmotx), San Rafael La Independencia, and San Miguel Acatán (Pedro Mateo Pedro 2010). Qʼanjobʼal is taught in public schools through Guatemala's intercultural bilingual education programs.
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Qʼanjobʼal | |
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Kanjobal | |
Native to | Mexico, Guatemala |
Region | Chiapas, Huehuetenango |
Ethnicity | 208,000 Qʼanjobʼal in Guatemala (2019 census) |
Native speakers | 180,000: 170,000 in Guatemala (2015 – 2019 census)[1] 10,000 in Mexico (2020 census)[2] |
Mayan
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Latin | |
Official status | |
Official language in | Mexico |
Regulated by | Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indígenas |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | kjb |
Glottolog | qanj1241 |
ELP | Q'anjob'al |