Template:Short description
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.
Languages
The languages are shown along with their population estimates, as available.
| Language
|
Speakers
|
Year
|
Countries
|
| Achi
|
Template:Hs120,000
|
2019 census
|
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (Baja Verapaz)
|
| Akatek
|
Template:Hs68,000
|
2019-2020
|
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (Huehuetenango), File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Chiapas)
|
| Awakatek
|
Template:Hs10100
|
2019 census
|
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (Huehuetenango), File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
|
| Chicomuceltec
|
Template:Hs0
|
Extinct
|
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (Huehuetenango), File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Chiapas)
|
| Chontal
|
Template:Hs60,563
|
2020 census
|
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Tabasco)
|
| Chuj
|
Template:Hs63,000
|
2019-2020
|
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (Huehuetenango), File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Chiapas)
|
| Chʼol
|
Template:Hs254,715
|
2020 census
|
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Chiapas)
|
| Chʼoltiʼ
|
Template:Hs0
|
extinct
|
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala, File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize
|
| Chʼortiʼ
|
Template:Hs30,000
|
2000
|
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala, File:Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Honduras
|
| Template:Ill
|
0
|
extinct
|
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
|
| Itzaʼ
|
Template:Hs410
|
2019 census
|
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (El Petén)
|
| Ixil
|
Template:Hs120,000
|
2019 census
|
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (El Quiché), File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
|
| Jakaltek
|
Template:Hs33,000
|
2019
|
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (Huehuetenango), File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Chiapas),
|
| Kaqchikel
|
Template:Hs410,000
|
2019 census
|
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala, File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Chiapas)
|
| Kʼicheʼ
|
Template:Hs1,055,407
|
2020
|
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala, File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
|
| Lacandon
|
Template:Hs770
|
2020
|
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Chiapas)
|
| Mam
|
Template:Hs610,000
|
2019-2020
|
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala, File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Chiapas)
|
| Maya (Yucatec)
|
Template:Hs812,633
|
2010-2014
|
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico, File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize
|
| Mochoʼ
|
Template:Hs124
|
2020
|
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Chiapas)
|
| Mopan
|
Template:Hs13,000
|
2014-2019
|
File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize, File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (El Petén)
|
| Poqomam
|
Template:Hs11,000
|
2019 census
|
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
|
| Poqomchiʼ
|
Template:Hs130,000
|
2019 census
|
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, El Quiché)
|
| Qʼanjobʼal
|
Template:Hs180,000
|
2019
|
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (Huehuetenango), File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Chiapas)
|
| Qʼeqchiʼ
|
Template:Hs1,371,606
|
2020
|
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala, File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize, File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
|
| Sakapultek
|
Template:Hs6500
|
2019
|
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (El Quiché)
|
| Sipakapense
|
Template:Hs4200
|
2019 census
|
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (San Marcos)
|
| Tektitek
|
Template:Hs3100
|
2019
|
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (Huehuetenango), File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Chiapas)
|
| Tének
|
Template:Hs168,729
|
2020 census
|
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (San Luis Potosi, Veracruz)
|
| Tojol-abʼal
|
Template:Hs67,000
|
2020 census
|
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Chiapas)
|
| Tzeltal
|
Template:Hs589,144
|
2020 census
|
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Chiapas)
|
| Tzotzil
|
Template:Hs550,274
|
2020 census
|
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (Chiapas)
|
| Tzʼutujil
|
Template:Hs72,000
|
2019 census
|
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
|
| Uspantek
|
Template:Hs5100
|
2019
|
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (El Quiché)
|
In addition, Chalchitek is considered by some to be a distinct language, while others consider it a dialect of Awakatek.
See also
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