ISO 639-3 · knjknj
Central American Indian languages family
Akateko
Akateko is a language of the Q'anjobalan branch (Central American Indian languages), spoken in Guatemala and Mexico.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
knj- Glottocode
west2635- EGIDS
- 4 Educational
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 19 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
4levels in the tree
4EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Akateko |
|---|---|
| Also called | Western Kanjobal, Akateko language |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 4 Educational4
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Central American Indian languages to Akateko
The branches above Akateko, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Guatemala
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