ISO 639-3 · caccac
Central American Indian languages family
Chuj
Koti'
Chuj is a language of the Q'anjobalan branch (Central American Indian languages), spoken in Guatemala and Mexico. Wikidata counts about 43,370 speakers (1991). Wikidata describes it as “Mayan language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
cac- Glottocode
chuj1250- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Wikipedia
- 23 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
4levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Chuj · Koti' |
|---|---|
| Also called | Chuj language |
| All speakers | 43,370 (1991) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Central American Indian languages to Chuj
The branches above Chuj, 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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