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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 '[[Glyph|glyphs]]' of a [[Mayan script]].

== Languages ==
The languages are shown along with their population estimates, as available.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="border-collapse:collapse;" width="95%"
|-
! Language
! Speakers
! Year
! Countries
|-
|  [[Achi language|Achi]]   
| {{Hs|120,000}}120,000
| 2019 census
| {{Flag|Guatemala}} ([[Baja Verapaz]])
|-   
 | [[Akatek language|Akatek]]   
 | {{Hs|68,000}}68,000
| 2019-2020
| {{Flag|Guatemala}} ([[Huehuetenango department|Huehuetenango]]), {{Flag|Mexico}} ([[Chiapas]])
|-
| [[Awakatek language|Awakatek]]   
 | {{Hs|10,100}}10100 
| 2019 census
| {{Flag|Guatemala}} ([[Huehuetenango department|Huehuetenango]]), {{Flag|Mexico}}
|-
| [[Chicomuceltec language|Chicomuceltec]]   
| {{Hs|0}}0
|Extinct
| {{Flag|Guatemala}} ([[Huehuetenango department|Huehuetenango]]), {{Flag|Mexico}} ([[Chiapas]])
|-
| [[Chontal Maya language|Chontal]]   
| {{Hs|60,563}}60,563
| 2020 census
| {{Flag|Mexico}} ([[Tabasco]])
|-
| [[Chuj language|Chuj]]   
 | {{Hs|63,000}}63,000 
| 2019-2020
| {{Flag|Guatemala}} ([[Huehuetenango department|Huehuetenango]]), {{Flag|Mexico}} ([[Chiapas]])
|- 
| [[Chʼol language|Chʼol]]   
| {{Hs|254,715}}254,715
| 2020 census
| {{Flag|Mexico}} ([[Chiapas]])
|-
| [[Chʼoltiʼ language|Chʼoltiʼ]]  
| {{Hs|0}}0
|extinct
| {{Flag|Guatemala}}, {{Flag|Belize}}
|-
| [[Chʼortiʼ language|Chʼortiʼ]]  
| {{Hs|30,000}}30,000
| 2000
| {{Flag|Guatemala}}, {{Flag|Honduras}}
|-
| {{ill|Coxoh language|lt=Coxoh|es|Coxoh}}
|0
|extinct
|{{Flag|Mexico}}
|-
| [[Itzaʼ language|Itzaʼ]]   
| {{Hs|410}}410 
| 2019 census
| {{Flag|Guatemala}} ([[El Petén]])
|-   
 | [[Ixil language|Ixil]]   
 | {{Hs|120,000}}120,000 
| 2019 census
| {{Flag|Guatemala}} ([[El Quiché]]), {{Flag|Mexico}}
|-
| [[Jakaltek language|Jakaltek]]
 | {{Hs|33,000}}33,000 
| 2019
| {{Flag|Guatemala}} ([[Huehuetenango department|Huehuetenango]]), {{Flag|Mexico}} ([[Chiapas]]),
|-
| [[Kaqchikel language|Kaqchikel]]   
| {{Hs|410,000}}410,000 
| 2019 census
| {{Flag|Guatemala}}, {{Flag|Mexico}} ([[Chiapas]])
|- 
| [[Kʼicheʼ language|Kʼicheʼ]]   
| {{Hs|1,055,407}}1,055,407 
| 2020
| {{Flag|Guatemala}}, {{Flag|Mexico}}
|-
| [[Lacandon language|Lacandon]] 
| {{Hs|770}}770
| 2020
| {{Flag|Mexico}} ([[Chiapas]])
|-
| [[Mam language|Mam]]
 | {{Hs|610,000}}610,000 
| 2019-2020
| {{Flag|Guatemala}}, {{Flag|Mexico}} ([[Chiapas]])
|- 
| [[Yucatec Maya language|Maya (Yucatec)]]
| {{Hs|812,633}}812,633
| 2010-2014
| {{Flag|Mexico}}, {{Flag|Belize}}
|-
| [[Mochoʼ language|Mochoʼ]]   
 | {{Hs|126}}124
| 2020
| {{Flag|Mexico}} ([[Chiapas]])
|- 
| [[Mopan language|Mopan]] 
| {{Hs|13,000}}13,000 
| 2014-2019
| {{Flag|Belize}}, {{Flag|Guatemala}} ([[El Petén]])
|-
| [[Poqomam language|Poqomam]]   
 | {{Hs|11,000}}11,000 
| 2019 census
| {{Flag|Guatemala}}
|-  
 | [[Poqomchiʼ language|Poqomchiʼ]] 
 | {{Hs|130,000}}130,000 
| 2019 census
| {{Flag|Guatemala}} ([[Alta Verapaz]], [[Baja Verapaz]], [[El Quiché]])
|-   
 | [[Qʼanjobʼal language|Qʼanjobʼal]]   
 | {{Hs|180,000}}180,000
| 2019
| {{Flag|Guatemala}} ([[Huehuetenango department|Huehuetenango]]), {{Flag|Mexico}} ([[Chiapas]])
|-
| [[Qʼeqchiʼ language|Qʼeqchiʼ]]   
 |{{Hs|1,371,606}}1,371,606
| 2020
| {{Flag|Guatemala}}, {{Flag|Belize}}, {{Flag|Mexico}}
|-
| [[Sakapultek language|Sakapultek]]   
| {{Hs|6,500}}6500 
| 2019
| {{Flag|Guatemala}} ([[El Quiché]])
|-
| [[Sipakapa language|Sipakapense]] 
| {{Hs|4,200}}4200
| 2019 census
| {{Flag|Guatemala}} ([[San Marcos department|San Marcos]])
|-  
 | [[Tektitek language|Tektitek]]   
 | {{Hs|3,100}}3100
| 2019
| {{Flag|Guatemala}} ([[Huehuetenango department|Huehuetenango]]), {{Flag|Mexico}} ([[Chiapas]])
|- 
| [[Huastec language|Tének]]
| {{Hs|168,729}}168,729 
| 2020 census
| {{Flag|Mexico}} ([[San Luis Potosi]], [[Veracruz]])
|-   
 | [[Tojolabal language|Tojol-abʼal]]   
 | {{Hs|67,000}}67,000 
| 2020 census
| {{Flag|Mexico}} ([[Chiapas]])
|-
| [[Tzeltal language|Tzeltal]]   
| {{Hs|589,144}}589,144 
| 2020 census
| {{Flag|Mexico}} ([[Chiapas]])
|- 
| [[Tzotzil language|Tzotzil]]   
| {{Hs|550,274}}550,274 
| 2020 census
| {{Flag|Mexico}} ([[Chiapas]])
|-
| [[Tzʼutujil language|Tzʼutujil]]
| {{Hs|72,000}}72,000
| 2019 census
| {{Flag|Guatemala}}
|-
| [[Uspantek language|Uspantek]]   
| {{Hs|5,100}}5100 
| 2019
| {{Flag|Guatemala}} ([[El Quiché]])
|}

In addition, [[Chalchitek language|Chalchitek]] is considered by some to be a distinct language, while others consider it a dialect of [[Awakatek language|Awakatek]].


==See also==
* [[Mesoamerican languages]]
* [[Mesoamerican Linguistic Area]]
* [[List of Oto-Manguean languages]]
 
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